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Lot 7 · British Pictures 1500-1850

Portrait of Henry Fermor, three-quarter-length, in a buff coat and breastplate, holding a cane, by a tree

John Greenhill · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $28,068–$37,424
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850 , London · 23 November 2004
Dimensions
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5865828
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Greenhill, Portrait of Henry Fermor, three-quarter-length, in a buff coat and breastplate, holding a cane, by a tree. Christie's, 23 Nov 2004, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5865828.

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John Greenhill, Portrait of Henry Fermor, three-quarter-length, in a buff coat and breastplate, holding a cane, by a tree. Christie's, 23 Nov 2004, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5865828.

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