Lot 44 · Early British & Irish Paintings
portrait of gerald wellesley (1790-1833)
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $292,604–$438,906
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British & Irish Paintings, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3824801
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3824801 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3824801
Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a., portrait of gerald wellesley (1790-1833). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3824801.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a., portrait of gerald wellesley (1790-1833). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3824801.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Charles II | Sir Peter Lely | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Double portrait of Lady Sophia and Lady Charlotte Fermor | Enoch Seeman | £30,000–£40,000 | |
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| River Landscape with Bridge and Hilltop Castle | George Lambert | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Four Horses in a Barn | John Frederick Herring, Snr. | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, cal | $344,249 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | |
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Colonel David Markham (1766-1795), three-quarter | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Mrs. John Allnutt, née Eleanor Brandram, half-le | Christie's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Marianne Patterson, later Marchioness of Wellesl | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Elizabeth Inchbald, née Simpson (1753-1821), hal | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of William Baker, (1743-1824), three-quarter-length | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Head study of a lady | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Dorothy Stables (1753-1832), seated, with her tw | Christie's, Feb 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.