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Lot 89Y

24 May 2006, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£400 - £600

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English School (18th Century)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (1723-92), standing, wearing the scarlet bell-sleeved robe of an Oxford Doctor of Civil Law over a fur-trimmed brown suit, a small black velvet toque-bonnet over his powdered hair, a bust of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra to his left.
Rectangular papier-mâché frame, verre églomisé border.
Oval, 86mm. (3 3/8ins.) high

Footnotes

The original self-portrait by Reynolds was painted, circa 1780, for the Royal Academy of Arts, commissioned to hang in the Assembly Room at Somerset House. It was an image that was frequently copied and engraved. The bust included in the portrait was probably from Reynolds' own studio, bought from the Thomond sale at Christie's in May 1821.

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