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Catalogue No. | 10 |
| Artist |
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | |
| Period |
1723–92 | |
| Title |
Barbara St John,
Countess of Coventry |
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| Media/Size |
Oil on canvas |
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Collection Details At some time entered the collection of James Price, from whom it was bought privately by Agnew and sold to Sir Julian Goldsmid; his sale, Christie’s, 13 June 1896, lot 68, repd: bt by Agnew for Alexander Henderson, later 1st Lord Faringdon. Literature E Hamilton, Engraved Works of Reynolds, 1884, p. 92; Graves and Cronin, Reynolds, 1899–1901, I, p. 201; Sir W Armstrong, Reynolds, 1900, p. 200; E K Waterhouse, Reynolds, 1941, p. 54. Exhibition Details RA, Winter, 1896, No. 30; Brussels, International Exhibition, Cinq Siècles d’Art, 1935, No. 1125; Birmingham Art Gallery, Reynolds, 1961, No. 40. Engraved J. Watson (mezzotint); J. Dixon; Spicer. Background Barbara, 4th daughter of Lord St John of Bletsoe, b.1737; married in 1764 as his second wife 6th Earl of Coventry, who had previously been married to the famous beauty, Maria Gunning; d.1804. She sat as Miss St John, 3, 29 September 1764, and as Lady Coventry, 1 October 1764. Paid for (50 gns) 29 July 1765. << Back to Page 1 Copyright © The Trustees of the Faringdon Collection 1999. All rights reserved. |
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