Lot 49 · Old Masters & 19th Century Art
Portrait of Lieutenant Paul Sandby (1765-1793), aged 25, small half-length, in a green coat, buff waistcoat and white stock
Sir William Beechey · oil on canvas, framed as oval
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,022–$2,697
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Art, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 1998
- Dimensions
- 12 x 10 in. (30.4 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4815002
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Lieutenant Paul Sandby (1765-1793), aged 25, small half-length, in a green coat, buff waistcoat and white stock. Christie's, 7 Oct 1998, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4815002.
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Lieutenant Paul Sandby (1765-1793), aged 25, small half-length, in a green coat, buff waistcoat and white stock. Christie's, 7 Oct 1998, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4815002.
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