Lot 192
Military.- Dubois-Drahonet (Alexandre-Jean) Portrait study of Lieut. Everard William Bouverie of Delapre Abbey, Northampton (1789-1871), framed with his commission, [c. 1812].
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Military.- Dubois-Drahonet (Alexandre-Jean, French portrait painter, 1791-1834) Portrait study of Lieut. Everard William Bouverie of Delapre Abbey, Northampton (1789-1871), full-length, standing, wearing uniform of The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, presented alongside his military commission, the official document of appointment dated 1812 and signed by HRH The Prince Regent George IV, watercolour over pencil on buff wove paper, sheet approx. 250 x 180 mm. (9 7/8 x 7 in), the commission on vellum approx. 230 x 330 mm. (9 x 13 in), under glass, some handling creases and surface dirt, framed, [circa 1812]
Provenance:
Ex-collection of Fawley House, Buckinghamshire;
Sale. Sotheby's London, Sotheby's On the Premises: Fawley House, 15th October 2003, lot 477A
Illustrated:
The Connoisseur, vol. XXXV [Otto Limited, London, 1913]
⁂ An original preliminary study for a painting; probably part of the commission by King William IV for Dubois-Drahonet to paint a series of pictures illustrating recent changes in the uniforms and weapons of the British Army. The finished paintings from this commission are now held in the Royal Collection, although there does not appear to be a finished painting of the present sitter.
Description
Military.- Dubois-Drahonet (Alexandre-Jean, French portrait painter, 1791-1834) Portrait study of Lieut. Everard William Bouverie of Delapre Abbey, Northampton (1789-1871), full-length, standing, wearing uniform of The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, presented alongside his military commission, the official document of appointment dated 1812 and signed by HRH The Prince Regent George IV, watercolour over pencil on buff wove paper, sheet approx. 250 x 180 mm. (9 7/8 x 7 in), the commission on vellum approx. 230 x 330 mm. (9 x 13 in), under glass, some handling creases and surface dirt, framed, [circa 1812]
Provenance:
Ex-collection of Fawley House, Buckinghamshire;
Sale. Sotheby's London, Sotheby's On the Premises: Fawley House, 15th October 2003, lot 477A
Illustrated:
The Connoisseur, vol. XXXV [Otto Limited, London, 1913]
⁂ An original preliminary study for a painting; probably part of the commission by King William IV for Dubois-Drahonet to paint a series of pictures illustrating recent changes in the uniforms and weapons of the British Army. The finished paintings from this commission are now held in the Royal Collection, although there does not appear to be a finished painting of the present sitter.
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