20th Nov, 2019 14:00
The British & International Pictures Auction
LADY RAMSEY, ATTRIBUTED TO SIR HENRY RAEBURN
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR HENRY RAEBURN RA (SCOTTISH 1756-1823),
LADY RAMSEY
oil on canvas
92cm x 72cm
Framed
Provenance: Purchased by current vendor in New York. Property removed from 45 East 72nd Street, Manhatten, NYC.
Note: Believed to be Lady Elizabeth Ramsay of Balmain. Below is an excerpt from Raeburn expert, David Mackie's thesis.
"Lady Elizabeth Ramsay of Balmain (1766-1814)
BIOGRAPHY: Eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 4th Bt.; Mary Bannerman, later Mrs Francis Russell (no. 630), was her sister. She married, in 1782, Alexander Ramsay, 1st Bt. of Balmain.
DATE: Probably c. 1790 DIMENSIONS: 35 1/4 X 27 1/2 DESCRIPTION: Three-quarter length, seated, to right, looking to left, in a landscape. COLLECTION: Whereabouts unknown.
The provenance is not clear: apparently by descent in the sitter's family until 1914; A.J. Sully, but not included in his sale; Newhouse Gallery, New York, and Jules S. Bache at an unknown times; Leggatt, 1970. EXHIBITIONS: London, Leggatt Brothers, An Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of Dr P.M. McDonald. 1970 (30)."
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Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £5,000
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