Lot 20 · Important British Paintings
Portrait of a lady, said to be Nell Gwyn
Willem Wissing · three-quarter length, seated in a landscape, wearing a gold dress and a blue cloak
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $30,956–$41,275
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important British Paintings, London · 22 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3707841
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Wissing, Portrait of a lady, said to be Nell Gwyn. Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2007, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3707841.
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Willem Wissing, Portrait of a lady, said to be Nell Gwyn. Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2007, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3707841.
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From the same sale Important British Paintings · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Sir Thomas Vernon (1654-1721) | Sir Godfrey Kneller | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of Four Children in a Landscape | Maria Spilsbury | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| View of the Doge's Palace and the Piazzetta, Venice, with Santa Maria… | R.a. David Roberts | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Portrait of George Fitzgerald with his sons George and Charles | Johann Zoffany R.a. | £500,000–£800,000 | |
| Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Croft (1755-1815) | John Constable | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Richard Van Bleeck | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | sir joshua reynolds, p.r.a. | portrait of lady anne dawson ( | $105,400 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | |
| Willem Wissing | portrait of queen mary of modena, wife of james ii | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| George Romney | Cimon and Iphigenia (recto); and Three Lapland Witches (vers | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (1757-1834) | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Willem Wissing | Portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), when Princess of Denmark | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Willem Wissing | portrait of isabella, duchess of grafton (1667-1723) | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Sir Peter Lely | Portrait of a young boy | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | portrait of richard crofts of west harling, norfolk (circa 1 | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 |
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.