Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 6th March 2019

Lot 312

Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830) Portrait of Henry Hakewill

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3200

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Description

Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830)

Portrait of Henry Hakewill, Architect (1771-1830), c.1795-1800

Oil on canvas

77 x 63.5cm; 30 x 25in

Provenance:

Private Aberdeenshire Collection until sold in 2010

Henry Hakewill was a famous and succerssful British architect and writer working mainly on country houses and churches, most notably: Coed Coch in Wales, the chapel and Gothic buildings at Rugby school and St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London