Lot 30 · British Art on Paper
Portrait of Emily Adolphus, aged eleven, bust-length
John Downman A.r.a. · pencil, coloured chalks and stump, heightened with touches of white, circular
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- Estimate
- £600–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,112–$1,854
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 18 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5867477
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Emily Adolphus, aged eleven, bust-length. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867477.
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John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Emily Adolphus, aged eleven, bust-length. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867477.
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