Old Masters, British & European Paintings Part I - 3rd September 2025

Lot 533

John Wootton (1682-1764)

Estimate £2,500 - £3,500 | Hammer £12700

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Description

John Wootton (1682-1764)
Portrait of a gentleman on a grey in a courtyard
Signed and dated J Wootton/Fecit 1748 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
53.8 x 43.4cm; 21¼ x 17in

Provenance:
Probably Sir Hew Hamilton Dalrymple Hamilton;
By descent to Mrs Rosa Madox (née Dalrymple) (c.1802-1894), Pulteney Street Bath;
By whom give to Mary Swan (the above according to label)

It has been suggested that the figure may have been painted by another hand.