Lot 175 · Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art
portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, standing, pointing towards the pages of an open book; portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, standing before an elegant garden, her arm resting on an urn
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, New York · 30 January 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3834836
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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François De Troy, portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, standing, pointing towards the pages of an open book; portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, standing before an elegant garden, her arm resting on an urn. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2009, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834836.
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François De Troy, portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, standing, pointing towards the pages of an open book; portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, standing before an elegant garden, her arm resting on an urn. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2009, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834836.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art · Jan 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with a Glass of Beer, a Pipe, Tobacco and Other Requisites… | Jan Jansz. Van De Velde | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Two Southern French Romanesque Limestone Capitals, Late 13th Century | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| An Italian Painted Terracotta Circular Portrait Relief of a Boy, 17th… | — | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portrait of Pope Benedict XIV | Pierre Subleyras | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist | Francesco De Mura | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| A Netherlandish painted wood relief depicting Jacob Receiving the Blo… | — | $12,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François De Troy | Portrait of a Man | $68,500 | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | |
| François De Troy | Portrait of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | The sack of an ancient pyramid | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Pêcheurs ramassant leurs filets au soleil levant ; Deux femm | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Architectural capriccio with the Pantheon, Trajan’s column a | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Washerwomen and a seated child with a dog, by a grand stairc | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Greuze | Etude pour un vieil homme | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A peasant woman at a well | Sotheby's, May 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.