Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 4th September 2024
Lot 698
Circle of John Downman
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1638
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Description
Circle of John Downman
Portrait of three children, possibly Sophy, Charles and Frances Burney, with a rocking horse in a landscape
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour heightened with white
34.8 x 47.3cm; 13¾ x 18¾in
Provenance:
Colonel Barrett;
Christie's, London, 17 March 1961, lot 28 (as Downman);
The Collection of the late Robin de Beaumont (1926-2023)
Although the present work was previously sold as John Downman (1749-1824), an alternative attribution to Edward Francis Burney (1760–1848) has been suggested.