William Hogarth Portrait of Betty Thornhill
Canvas size 25x30 inches. Oil on Canvas. Ornate wooden frame. Back of painting reads: Betty Thornhill Hogarth Paris 1744
Purchased from Bennett and Roelof's Estate Sales. Sun Prarie WI. Per Bennet and Roelofs; This was a family piece found in the attic of an Edina MN mansion. Then bought in a Minneapolis MN auction by the previous owner. Bought by me.
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The appraised work appears to be an oil on canvas painting possibly executed by British artist William Hogarth (1697-1764). The painting is a three-quarter length portrait of a woman with an ornate gown and mink stole who address the viewer. Hogarth began his career as an apprentice to a goldsmith and began engraving in 1718. He was largely self-taught and became well-known for his satirical, realist paintings of British aristocrats and society. By the 1730s, he increasingly turned to portraiture and even large-scale history painting. The estimate provided is based on comaprables recently offered and sold at auction. The appraised work's size, composition, medium and condition (based on images provided), as well as the artist's current auction market were taken into consideration when determining the estimate. In many cases, pricing for similar examples available on the primary (retail) market vary, and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples. In many cases, pricing for similar examples available on the primary (retail) market vary, and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.
