George Colman The Elder
Represented work of art
Artist
Joshua Reynolds
Dimensions73 x 59 (28 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches)
Provenance
- Painted for Constantine Phipps, Baron Mulgrave; by descent to Maria, Dowager Marchioness of Normanby by whom offered for sale Christie's, 7 May 1864 (110), unsold at £94. 10; Re-offered for sale Christie's, March 2 1972 (67) bought Graves for £105; sold; Prov contd. : By Graves To Sir Joseph Hawley, March 7th 1872. By descent to Sir Henry Hawley, Bt, his nephew from whose executors bought by J. Hamilton. Tunbridge Wells (see Daily Telegraph april 25th 1919), by descent to Ferilith Hamilton by whom sold in Tenterden Kent, July 1987 where bought by vendor. Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 8 April 1998 (101)
Exhibition history
- Royal Academy of Arts 1770 (152) BI 1813 (41) BI 1823 (37)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Sotheby's Auction House
Negative NumberE33622
Archival context
Object numberPA-F02466-0155
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:PA-F02466
- Item:George Colman The Elder
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
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Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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