Lot 166 · Old Masters Day Sale
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), half-length, in a white satin dress with a pink rose, in a painted oval
William Hogarth · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,793–$38,690
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 7 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.6 x 63.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908142
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Hogarth, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), half-length, in a white satin dress with a pink rose, in a painted oval. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908142.
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William Hogarth, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), half-length, in a white satin dress with a pink rose, in a painted oval. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908142.
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