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Samuel de Wilde (1751-1832) 7 Watercolor Portraits of English Actors (1806-1821)
Lot 40

Samuel de Wilde (1751-1832) 7 Watercolor Portraits of English Actors (1806-1821)

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Samuel de Wilde

(English, 1751-1832)

Half-length portraits of seven actors, circa 1806-1821

Watercolors on paper

Approx. 8 3/4" x 7" each (largest 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", smallest 8" x 6")

 

Each signed and dated by Samuel de Wilde. From the family of the late Clarence R. Decker (1904-1969), former president of the University of Kansas City, where the collection was displayed in 1949. Thence from Mrs. Albert R. Jones. Formerly from the collection of English actor John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), who identified several of the sitters in pencil to the reverse.

 

1. William Oxberry [Oxbery], 1821

2. Mary Catherine Bolton [Lady Thurlow], 1806

3. Maria Gibbs, 1807

4. Mary Ann Davenport, 1817

5. Lady in White [possibly Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin], 1818

6. Lady in White on a Red Chair, 1808

7. Mr. Phillips, 1809

Condition

Toning and minor faint spots across the set, most prominent on the 1818 Lady in White. Some chipping around the edges of Mrs. Davenport, Mrs. Gibbs, and the 1808 Lady in White on a Red Chair. Small amount of surface rubbing on several of the portraits, most prominent on Oxberry.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 9.50 in
Width: 7.50 in
Depth: 1.00 in

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