Lot 172 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, half-length, wearing a white dress with blue sash, and a white cap
John Downman A.r.a. · pencil, stump and watercolour, oval; laid down on the page of the artist's sitters' book
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,263–$3,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 6 ¼ in. (20 x 15.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4075987
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, half-length, wearing a white dress with blue sash, and a white cap. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075987.
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John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, half-length, wearing a white dress with blue sash, and a white cap. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075987.
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| John Downman A.r.a. | Portrait of Mrs Townley and her son | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
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