Lot 501 · Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures
Portrait of Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), half-length, wearing diplomatic uniform, with decorative gold frogging, holding a letter in his left hand
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $134,833–$202,249
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures, London · 8 December 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5081661
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), half-length, wearing diplomatic uniform, with decorative gold frogging, holding a letter in his left hand. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2022, lot 501. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5081661.
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), half-length, wearing diplomatic uniform, with decorative gold frogging, holding a letter in his left hand. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2022, lot 501. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5081661.
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