Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 6th March 2019
Lot 386
English School 18/19th Century Portrait of a young gentleman
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
English School 18/19th Century
Portrait of a young gentleman, half length, wearing blue, thought to be Richard Wilmot, Esq., son of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1766-1771)
Oil on canvas
76 x 64cm; 30 x 25in
Richard Wilmot was John's eldest son who died aged 24 in Bengal in 1770