Lot Essay
These portraits have in the past been attributed to John Russell R.A. (1745-1806).
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Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Mr. Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a grey coat and white waistcoat, seated by a writing table, holding a letter in his right hand; and Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as John Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and white waistcoat with blue embroidery, seated, holding a tricorn in his left hand
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Francis Alleyne (fl.1774-1790)
Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Mr. Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a grey coat and white waistcoat, seated by a writing table, holding a letter in his right hand; and Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as John Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and white waistcoat with blue embroidery, seated, holding a tricorn in his left hand
oil on canvas, oval
14¾ x 11¾ in. (37.5 x 29.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Mr. Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a grey coat and white waistcoat, seated by a writing table, holding a letter in his right hand; and Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as John Lodington, three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and white waistcoat with blue embroidery, seated, holding a tricorn in his left hand
oil on canvas, oval
14¾ x 11¾ in. (37.5 x 29.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
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