Lot 45 · Early British & Irish Paintings
portrait of captain joseph lamb popham r.n. (1771-1833)
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,704–$17,556
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British & Irish Paintings, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3824770
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Opie R.a., portrait of captain joseph lamb popham r.n. (1771-1833). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3824770.
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John Opie R.a., portrait of captain joseph lamb popham r.n. (1771-1833). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3824770.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Charles II | Sir Peter Lely | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Double portrait of Lady Sophia and Lady Charlotte Fermor | Enoch Seeman | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Portrait of Madame Larcena | George Romney | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Stormy Landscape | Thomas Roberts | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| River Landscape with Bridge and Hilltop Castle | George Lambert | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Four Horses in a Barn | John Frederick Herring, Snr. | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of master henry monro (1791-1814) | $21,289 | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | |
| John Opie R.a. | john opie, r.a. | joseph sold by his brothers to the ishmael | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | A girl slumbering under a tree in a landscape | Bonhams, Jul 2018 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | The Shepherd boy | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616-1700) | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Bradshaw, née Wilson (d. 1802), h | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of a young man in a blue coat, yellow jacket and cr | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of Catherine Knatchbull, Lady Rooke (c.1680-1755), | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 |
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.