Lot 3 · British Pictures 1500-1850
Portrait of Lady Sarah Benson, half-length, in a maroon dress with a blue shawl and pearl drop earings
Willem Wissing · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,535–$9,224
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850, London · 8 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5672407
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Wissing, Portrait of Lady Sarah Benson, half-length, in a maroon dress with a blue shawl and pearl drop earings. Christie's, 8 Jun 2006, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5672407.
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Willem Wissing, Portrait of Lady Sarah Benson, half-length, in a maroon dress with a blue shawl and pearl drop earings. Christie's, 8 Jun 2006, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5672407.
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From the same sale British Pictures 1500-1850 · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Sir Edward Bacon, three-quarter-length, in a maroon coat,… | Charles Jervas | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a girl, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress with pink… | James Maubert | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of Sir Charles Henry Coote (1792-1864), 9th Bt., of Ballyfin… | John Hoppner | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of Mrs Sinclair, three-quarter-length, in a white dress, an … | Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Portrait of Edward Morris (1768-1815), half-length, in a brown coat, … | Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Self portrait, bust-length, circa 1756-60 | A.r.a. George Stubbs | £300,000–£500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Wissing | portrait of elizabeth countess of essex (1636 - 1717) with h | $7,972 | Sotheby's, Mar 2005 | |
| George Romney | Sketches for Viscountess Bulkeley as Hebe | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Willem Wissing | portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as mary 'moll' | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Willem Wissing | a portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter length, wearing | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 | ||
| Willem Wissing | Portrait of John, Baron Cutts of Gowran (1661-1707), bust-le | Christie's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of Mary of Modena (1658–1718), wife of James, Duke | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | attributed to sir joshua reynolds, p.r.a. | portrait of a ge | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Willem Wissing | Portrait of a Young Gentleman | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 |
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.