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1777–1859

Hamilton, William. 1777–1859.

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26results on record
67%sell-through
$9,469median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$96,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 26 recorded results (23 sold · 3 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1999–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$16K$31K$47K1999: $920 median, 1 sold2002: $14K median, 1 sold2003: $389 median, 1 sold2004: $7.1K median, 2 sold2005: $47K median, 2 sold2006: $45K median, 4 sold2007: $43K median, 1 sold2012: $28K median, 1 sold2013: $238 median, 1 sold2015: $11K median, 1 sold2017: $7.5K median, 3 sold2019: $15K median, 1 sold2020: $20K median, 1 sold2022: $748 median, 1 sold2026: $154 median, 1 sold199920052011201720232026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$9.5K$154$96K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 6 n/a $12,974
works on paper 4 100% $654
prints 3 0% $5,657

Medium is recorded for 13 of 26 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with George Romney Hamilton, William. 1777–1859. George Romney

$22K$44K$65K1998: $24K median1999: $16K median2000: $6.7K median2001: $32K median2002: $13K median2003: $34K median2004: $31K median2005: $17K median2006: $28K median2007: $42K median2008: $62K median2010: $11K median2011: $10K median2012: $37K median2013: $17K median2014: $20K median2015: $17K median2016: $38K median2017: $81K median2018: $17K median2019: $30K median2020: $32K median2021: $25K median2022: $16K median2023: $12K median2024: $22K median2025: $13K median2026: $38K median1999: $920 median2002: $14K median2003: $389 median2004: $7.1K median2005: $47K median2006: $45K median2007: $43K median2012: $28K median2013: $238 median2015: $11K median2017: $7.5K median2019: $15K median2020: $20K median2022: $748 median2026: $154 median19982005201220192026
MetricHamilton, William. 1777–1859.George Romney
Median result$9,469$24,908
Record price $96,000 $6,843,820
Results on record26334
Years active at auction 1999–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: George RomneyFlemish School 18th CenturyJames. WardSir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a.

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 13 60% $17,319 0.80×
Christie's 9 — $11,438 —
Bonhams 2 100% $744 0.65×
Heritage Auctions 1 100% $154 —
Bertolami Fine Art 1 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 26 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·02 Anything Quite As Attractive..., New Yorker cartoon Ink on paper — Heritage Auctions
2024·11 After Engraving $1–$2,769 Bertolami Fine Art
2022·07 Children at play in a shore-side cave $1,618–$2,427 Sotheby's
2021·07 Portrait of Peter de Wint (1784-1849) and Harriet Hilton, later Mrs Peter de Wint (1791-1866) $6,742–$9,438 Sotheby's
2020·06 attributed to william hamilton, r.a. | coriolanus act v, scene iii $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2020·02 attributed to william hamilton, r.a. | coriolanus act v, scene iii $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 william hamilton r.a. | queen margaret and suffolk, from shakespeare's king henry vi, part ii: act 3, scene 2 $5,393–$8,090 Sotheby's
2017·09 Remarks on Several Parts of Turkey. Part I, Aegyptica, or Some Account of the Antient and Modern State of Egypt, as obtained in the years 1801 & 1802. London: T. Payne, Cadell and Davies, 1809. $1,200–$1,800 Bonhams
2017·04 A scene from the Antique or the Old Testament, possibly Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli oil on canvas $7,000–$10,000 Christie's
2017·01 Vortigern and Rowena $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2015·10 Coriolanus, Act V, Scene III oil on canvas $9,438–$13,483 Christie's
2013·09 Carmel beach 9 x 12in $250–$350 Bonhams
2012·12 Vortigern and Rowena $20,225–$26,967 Sotheby's
2007·06 Untitled $923–$1,385 Sotheby's
2007·04 Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto oil on canvas $26,967–$40,450 Christie's
2006·12 The Duke of Hamilton's Return from Coursing oil on canvas $70,000–$100,000 Christie's
2006·06 campi flegrei con vista dell'isola di capri (tav.xiii). veduta della solfatara (tav.xxv). veduta della cima del monte gauro o barbaro (tav.xxviii); eruzione diurna del vesuvio (tav.xxxiii). [napoli: 1776-79] $4,616–$6,923 Sotheby's
2006·06 esterno della grotta di posillipo (tav.xvi). veduta del lago di agnano (tav.xviii). veduta a volo d'uccello dei campi flegrei da ischia (tav.xxxi). eruzione notturna del vesuvio (tav.xxxviii). [napoli: 1776-79] $4,616–$6,923 Sotheby's
2006·01 leontes looking at the statue of hermione $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2005·11 palamon and arcite; and erasistratus discovering the cause of antiochus' malady $80,900–$107,866 Sotheby's
2005·05 making hay in a field; hay wagon in a landscape $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2004·06 The nine muses grey ink and watercolour $1,348–$2,022 Christie's
2004·01 'Lavinia and her mother'; and 'Palaemon and Lavinia' oil on canvas $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2003·06 Two classical warriors greeting a maiden $270–$539 Christie's
2002·11 Portrait of Mrs Siddons in the character of Euphrasia in the Grecian Daughter $10,787–$16,180 Christie's
1999·06 Celadon and Amelia, a scene from Thomson's Seasons $1,079–$1,618 Christie's

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