Lot 40 · British Pictures 1500-1850
Portrait of Sir William Knighton (1776-1836), head and shoulders, unfinished
Sir David Baird Discovering The Body Of Tipu Sultan M. Nargert, After Sir David Wilkie Ra
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,268–$16,901
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850 , London · 15 June 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6252272
- Record
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Sir David Baird Discovering The Body Of Tipu Sultan M. Nargert, After Sir David Wilkie Ra, Portrait of Sir William Knighton (1776-1836), head and shoulders, unfinished. Christie's, 15 Jun 2001, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6252272.
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Sir David Baird Discovering The Body Of Tipu Sultan M. Nargert, After Sir David Wilkie Ra, Portrait of Sir William Knighton (1776-1836), head and shoulders, unfinished. Christie's, 15 Jun 2001, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6252272.
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| Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a brown cloak, in a… | John Riley | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait of George Pretyman, three-quarter-length, in a blue coat, be… | John Fayram | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of William Fisher, son of the Reverend John Fisher, Archdeac… | John Constable | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait studies of six figures | George Chinnery | £7,000–£10,000 | |
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