In the manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence
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Portrait of Diana Sturt, Lady Milner (died in 1805),
oil on canvas, 78 x 65 cm, framed
Provenance:
Coll. Baroness Valentine Springer, née Baroness of Rothschild (1886–1969), Vienna;
judicial decree of the Vienna High Court of 20 July 1940 concerning the sequestration of the Springer family’s assets;
compulsory sale to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, on 18 February 1941 (KHM, inv. no. 9001);
arrangement concluded on 26 November 1947 between the KHM and Valentine Springer concerning the restitution of seven paintings in exchange for the present composition;
decision of 3 May 2013 reached by the Art Restitution Advisory Board as to the restitution to the legal heirs of Baroness Valentine Springer.
Literature:
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence – A Complete Catalogue of the Oil Paintings, Oxford 1989, under work no. 564;
S. Lillie, Was einmal war, Vienna 2003, p. 1240 (ill.) and p. 1242.
The present portrait is a copy of the portrait of Lady Milner executed before 1795 (private ownership, England). In 1776, Diana Sturt (died in 1805) married Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 3rd Baronet.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
24.06.2014 - 17:00
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
In the manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Diana Sturt, Lady Milner (died in 1805),
oil on canvas, 78 x 65 cm, framed
Provenance:
Coll. Baroness Valentine Springer, née Baroness of Rothschild (1886–1969), Vienna;
judicial decree of the Vienna High Court of 20 July 1940 concerning the sequestration of the Springer family’s assets;
compulsory sale to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, on 18 February 1941 (KHM, inv. no. 9001);
arrangement concluded on 26 November 1947 between the KHM and Valentine Springer concerning the restitution of seven paintings in exchange for the present composition;
decision of 3 May 2013 reached by the Art Restitution Advisory Board as to the restitution to the legal heirs of Baroness Valentine Springer.
Literature:
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence – A Complete Catalogue of the Oil Paintings, Oxford 1989, under work no. 564;
S. Lillie, Was einmal war, Vienna 2003, p. 1240 (ill.) and p. 1242.
The present portrait is a copy of the portrait of Lady Milner executed before 1795 (private ownership, England). In 1776, Diana Sturt (died in 1805) married Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 3rd Baronet.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 24.06.2014 - 17:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 14.06. - 24.06.2014 |