Sold for $2,159

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Lot Description

Circle of Thomas Hudson

(British, 1701-1779)

Portrait of Lady Sophia Conyers

oil on canvas

no apparent signature, sitter identified on plaque, framed

30 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches.

Provenance:
Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent to
Barbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to
Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent

Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.

Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.

Condition Report

In generally fair overall condition, the (apparently) unlined canvas showing old green varnish under u.v. light with some scattered retouch, including to parts of the figure’s hair, parts of neck and face at right, parts of background – including a large area of restoration in background at center left, along with several spots of fill – all covering small areas of mechanical damage/losses to canvas. The figure’s dress appears generally unrestored under u.v. There is surface craquelure throughout and canvas displays some uneven areas of high finish

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