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personIrish, 1739–1808

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Selected Works32

Museum Acquisitions

Portrait of Antonio Canova

Portrait of Antonio Canova, 1787

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Rose Family

The Rose Family, 1775

Cleveland Museum of Art

George Clavering Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper

George Clavering Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper, 1785

pastel on paper stretched on linen

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Manner in which the American Colonies Declared themselves Independent of the King of England, throughout the Different Provinces, on July 4, 1776

The Manner in which the American Colonies Declared themselves Independent of the King of England, throughout the Different Provinces, on July 4, 1776, 1783

Engraving on laid paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman, 1800

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait Bust of a Lady

Portrait Bust of a Lady, 1770

Pastel and graphite on cream laid paper prepared with a gray ground

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man, 1770

Pastel and graphite on cream laid paper prepared with a gray ground

Previous Sales

Portrait of Charles Edouard Stuart (1720-1788)

Portrait of Charles Edouard Stuart (1720-1788), 1885

Triple portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765–1815), as the three Muses

Triple portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765–1815), as the three Muses

Portrait of a lady, small full-length, in a pink robe tied with a blue sash, leaning against a classical pillar

Portrait of a lady, small full-length, in a pink robe tied with a blue sash, leaning against a classical pillar

£18,750 ($25k USD)

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length turned to the left, wearing a brown coat and a white stock

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length turned to the left, wearing a brown coat and a white stock

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, holding a book, Mount Vesuvius beyond

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, holding a book, Mount Vesuvius beyond

£7,500 ($10k USD)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire (1753-1801), small full-length, in a yellow frock coat and breeches, his left arm resting on his cane, a coach and four beyond, in a classical landscape

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire (1753-1801), small full-length, in a yellow frock coat and breeches, his left arm resting on his cane, a coach and four beyond, in a classical landscape

£269,000 ($355k USD)

Portrait of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, small half-length, in a pale green coat and white stock

Portrait of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, small half-length, in a pale green coat and white stock

£4,750 ($6k USD)

Portrait of William Evelyn ( circa 1768-1789) of St Clere, Kent, half-length, holding a spaniel

Portrait of William Evelyn ( circa 1768-1789) of St Clere, Kent, half-length, holding a spaniel

£3,000 ($4k USD)

Portrait of Emilia Olivia St. George, the Duchess of Leinster, bust- length

Portrait of Emilia Olivia St. George, the Duchess of Leinster, bust- length

€13,750 ($15k USD)

Portrait of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire (1753-1801), small full-length, in a yellow frock coat and breeches, his left arm resting on a cane, with a coach and four beyond, in a landscape

Portrait of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire (1753-1801), small full-length, in a yellow frock coat and breeches, his left arm resting on a cane, with a coach and four beyond, in a landscape

£337,250 ($445k USD)

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins (1760-1840) of Standlynch Park, Wiltshire, leaning on a sarcophagus during his Grand Tour in the 1780s, possibly at the Villa Albani, Rome

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins (1760-1840) of Standlynch Park, Wiltshire, leaning on a sarcophagus during his Grand Tour in the 1780s, possibly at the Villa Albani, Rome

£37,250 ($49k USD)

Portrait of Jane Winder, wife of William Charles Monck-Mason of Masonbrook, Co. Kildare, full-length, seated on a ledge in a white dress with a gold headdress beside a column, a landscape beyond

Portrait of Jane Winder, wife of William Charles Monck-Mason of Masonbrook, Co. Kildare, full-length, seated on a ledge in a white dress with a gold headdress beside a column, a landscape beyond

£15,000 ($20k USD)

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a floral dress with a lace headdress; and Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue coat and pale yellow waistcoat

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a floral dress with a lace headdress; and Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue coat and pale yellow waistcoat

£4,375 ($6k USD)

Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Arran

Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Arran

£3,500 ($5k USD)

Portrait of Lady Loft as Hebe, Goddess of Youth, bust-length, in white classical dress and fillet, holding a ewer and dish

Portrait of Lady Loft as Hebe, Goddess of Youth, bust-length, in white classical dress and fillet, holding a ewer and dish

£10,800 ($14k USD)

Portrait of Hyacinthe, Marchioness Wellesley, half-length, in a black dress and muslin scarf

Portrait of Hyacinthe, Marchioness Wellesley, half-length, in a black dress and muslin scarf

£4,080 ($5k USD)

Full-length portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat, with tan breeches, his left arm resting on a water trough, view of the Basilica Maxentius beyond

Full-length portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat, with tan breeches, his left arm resting on a water trough, view of the Basilica Maxentius beyond

£7,200 ($10k USD)

Portrait of a gentleman, believed to be Robert La Touche, small half-length, in a black coat

Portrait of a gentleman, believed to be Robert La Touche, small half-length, in a black coat

£4,182 ($6k USD)

An album of 67 figure drawings of the Cries of Dublin, variously inscribed and including; 'A noddy or chaise for two persons; A tumbler or little cart; Spring herbs and water creases; Oyster carrs at Ormond Market Gate; New milk sold in the Streets; An open hearse used at the funerals of the higher rank; A hearse or sedan used at Cork for people of middling station; Three papist criminals going to execution; A scolding match at the fish market; A carmen; Sweet whey; Peruke's wampt and mended; Hott gray pease; A baker; Birch Brooms; Oranges and Lemon; Stockings mended; Black and white puddings; Milk or curds; Fresh and pickled herrings; A tinker; Hae Ball, King of the Beggars; A green stall at the root market; Eggs; A bellows mender; A beggar woman; Ringsend oysters; A foolish travelling stationer; Hot pyes; A root woman; Apples and pears; Tripe gentlemen of any kind; Bed and floor matts; Brogues; News and pamphlet seller; Course earthen ware; Rare news in the evening post; A milk man of Cork; A fishers boy; Blind Daniel the piper; A cripple beggar; Scavengers; Half penny worths of cake and cheese; A shoe boy at Customs-House gate; Raggs or old cloaths; Rushes and wisks; A rambling cobler and his boy; Hard ware; Fresh butter; Old cloaths to sell; Bullrudderie cakes; Oysters; Rubbish pickers; Ginger bread and aples; A blind beggar remarkable for a large wen on his nose; An ambelling cobler; Bogg wood; A fish woman; A chymeny sweep; Butter milk 6 quarts a penny; Hand turff; A funeral procession of the lower rank; and A travelling cutler'

An album of 67 figure drawings of the Cries of Dublin, variously inscribed and including; 'A noddy or chaise for two persons; A tumbler or little cart; Spring herbs and water creases; Oyster carrs at Ormond Market Gate; New milk sold in the Streets; An open hearse used at the funerals of the higher rank; A hearse or sedan used at Cork for people of middling station; Three papist criminals going to execution; A scolding match at the fish market; A carmen; Sweet whey; Peruke's wampt and mended; Hott gray pease; A baker; Birch Brooms; Oranges and Lemon; Stockings mended; Black and white puddings; Milk or curds; Fresh and pickled herrings; A tinker; Hae Ball, King of the Beggars; A green stall at the root market; Eggs; A bellows mender; A beggar woman; Ringsend oysters; A foolish travelling stationer; Hot pyes; A root woman; Apples and pears; Tripe gentlemen of any kind; Bed and floor matts; Brogues; News and pamphlet seller; Course earthen ware; Rare news in the evening post; A milk man of Cork; A fishers boy; Blind Daniel the piper; A cripple beggar; Scavengers; Half penny worths of cake and cheese; A shoe boy at Customs-House gate; Raggs or old cloaths; Rushes and wisks; A rambling cobler and his boy; Hard ware; Fresh butter; Old cloaths to sell; Bullrudderie cakes; Oysters; Rubbish pickers; Ginger bread and aples; A blind beggar remarkable for a large wen on his nose; An ambelling cobler; Bogg wood; A fish woman; A chymeny sweep; Butter milk 6 quarts a penny; Hand turff; A funeral procession of the lower rank; and A travelling cutler'

£193,650 ($256k USD)

Portrait of Antonio Canova, bust-length, in a red coat

Portrait of Antonio Canova, bust-length, in a red coat

£5,640 ($7k USD)

Portrait of Jonas Langford Brooke of Mere Cheshire

Portrait of Jonas Langford Brooke of Mere Cheshire

£174,250 ($230k USD)

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins of Standlynch Park, Wiltshire, leaning on a Roman sarcophagus at the Villa Albani at Rome during his Grand Tour in the 1780s

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins of Standlynch Park, Wiltshire, leaning on a Roman sarcophagus at the Villa Albani at Rome during his Grand Tour in the 1780s

£25,300 ($33k USD)

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins of Standlynch, bust-length, in a blue-green coat, with white stock, oval

Portrait of James Colyear Dawkins of Standlynch, bust-length, in a blue-green coat, with white stock, oval

£14,950 ($20k USD)

For Sale

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome

Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome, 1780

Pastel on paper mounted to canvas

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

Mary Fox, 1770

Pastel on laid paper

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Other Museum Acquisitions9

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Portrait of Antonio Canova

J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 2024.14 · Drawings

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The Rose Family

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.460 · Oil on canvas

The Rienzi Collection, museum purchase

George Clavering Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper

Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.136 · pastel on paper stretched on linen

Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

The Manner in which the American Colonies Declared themselves Independent of the King of England, throughout the Different Provinces, on July 4, 1776

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession B.2019.17 · Engraving on laid paper

The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of David Lackey and Russell Prince

William Evelyn of St Clere, Kent, Holding a Spaniel

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.97 · Pastel

Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013

Portrait of a Gentleman

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 96.1211 · Oil on canvas

The Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Portrait Bust of a Lady

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1990 · Accession 1993.248.454 · Pastel and graphite on cream laid paper prepared with a gray ground

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Portrait of a Man

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1990 · Accession 1993.248.453 · Pastel and graphite on cream laid paper prepared with a gray ground

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Charles Earl Cornwallis, Governor General of Bengal, and the British Forces in the East Indies

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1883 · Accession 83.2.556 · Stipple engraving; later state

Gift of William H. Huntington, 1983

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