Lot 158 · Old Masters Day Sale
Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape
John Closterman · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,580–$18,870
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 9 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 49 5/8 x 39 in. (126.3 x 99.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966281
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Closterman, Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape. Christie's, 9 Dec 2016, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966281.
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John Closterman, Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape. Christie's, 9 Dec 2016, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966281.
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| John Closterman | Portrait of William Paul (1673-1711) of Bray, Berkshire, wit | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| John Closterman | portrait of guilford killigrew, when a boy | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
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| John Closterman | Portrait of Sir William Craven, of Winwick, Northamptonshire | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| John Closterman | Portrait of Elizabeth Richards, three-quarter-length, seated | Bonhams, Apr 2017 |
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