16th Jul, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European and Sporting Art
1125
Follower of Willem Wissing (1656-1687) Dutch
Portrait of William III, half length, standing, wearing an armoured breast plate, lace cravat and a powdered wig, in a feigned oval
Oil on canvas, 72cm by 60cm
Old reline. Cleaned and revarnished. The surface has been somewhat flattened and the paint is thin in places such as his right armoured shoulder etc as a result of the restoration process. Slight stretcher shadow. Now covered in a thick layer of dirt and discoloured varnish. Mostly small-sized cracquelure essentially throughout which is more pronounced in areas such as across his forehead, background and his right shoulder and chest. Pin marks to corners, further pin mark right-hand side middle. Slightly loose in the frame. Evidence of some fairly consistent strengthening throughout the background left-hand side. Much of his right shoulder and arm is strengthened and repainted with less consistent areas of strengthening to definition and shadow across his chest, in and around his white lace cravat, the outline of his chin and left cheek and elements of curls and definition through his powdered wig. Likely restoration of two periods with some less apparent and consistent retouches to the face and background etc. Some general rubbings and abrasions to outer edges with further imperfections consistent with age.
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Auction: British, European and Sporting Art, 16th Jul, 2022
'In a Ligurian Garden', an important lost work by Henry Herbert La Thangue, is to be sold in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 16th July with an estimate of £70,000-100,000 plus buyer's premium. The painting was recently rediscovered in Yorkshire, having been passed down through the family of Sir William Prince-Smith (1898-1964) and his wife Marjorie, manufacturers of textile machinery from Keighley, West Yorkshire. View lot
Henry Herbert La Thangue RA (1859-1929) was one of the leading exponents of British Impressionism, who had become enamoured with painting 'en plein air' on a youthful painting trip to Brittany in 1881 with friend and fellow artist Stanhope Forbes, one of the founders of the Newlyn School of Painters. On his return to England he settled in Sussex, painting farm labourers in idyllic, rustic surroundings, recording a way of English rural life that was fast being lost to increasing industrialisation.
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Sunday 10 July 11am-4pm, Monday 11 July to Friday 15 July 10am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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