Sir William Beechey RA (1753-1839), Circle of - Portrait of a young lady in period costume

Sir William Beechey RA (1753-1839)

Title: A late 18th century half -length portrait of a young lady in period costume.

Period: Circa 1780-1800

Medium: Oil on canvas

Provenance:From a private UK collection in Salisbury

Overall size with the frame is 95 cm x 85 cm x 8 cm and the painting measured at 77 xm x 64 cm

It is believed that the painting has been formerly attributed to Beechey but we are offering it as in the circle of the painter as we have no official confirmation of the attribution source other than a reference as outlined below

Note: Research indicates that the painting
being offered was at auction in the USA in 2023 as "'ascribed" to Beechy with an estimate of 3-4,000 USD however we have no academic confirmation of the attribution and in our opinion "circle of" is a safer and fairer description without further formal academic confirmation which we do no have.

We have added a genuine period frame to the painting to replace the later period one which was with it when we acquired the painting.

Description;

A half-length portrait of a lady in period costume from the circle of William Beechey a preeminent portrait painter of the later Regency and early Victorian period.

Beechey was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, where he is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany. He first exhibited at the Academy in 1776.

Beechey's style perfectly suited the conventional taste of the royal family, and in 1793, he was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte and subsequently named as her official portrait painter..

Beechy layer was awarded further Royal patronage when in 1813, he was appointed portrait painter to Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester.

Condition report: The painting has craquelure throughout however the paint surface is even and the paint remains stable. The original canvas has been professionally lined we think around 30 - 40 years ago. The painting most likely underwent a restoration programme at that time and under the lamp there is evidence of retouching to the sitters skin surface , both body and head and there appears to be an area of background strengthening to the left hand side of the sitter. The canvas is good tension . The period early 19tn century English frame is offered as a gift see notes below regarding frames).

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