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Lot 27 · British Pictures 1500-1850

Portrait of Richard Thompson, full-length, in a dark coat with a yellow waistcoat, seated on a fence holding a gun and powder flask, a retriever at his feet

Sir William Beechey

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Estimate
£20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,967–$40,450
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH PICTURES 1500-1850, London · 26 November 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6084200
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Richard Thompson, full-length, in a dark coat with a yellow waistcoat, seated on a fence holding a gun and powder flask, a retriever at his feet. Christie's, 26 Nov 2002, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6084200.

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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Richard Thompson, full-length, in a dark coat with a yellow waistcoat, seated on a fence holding a gun and powder flask, a retriever at his feet. Christie's, 26 Nov 2002, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6084200.

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From the same sale British Pictures 1500-1850 · Nov 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Portrait of Susannah Holt (1710-1765), wife of John Chadwick of Heale… Henry Pickering £4,000–£6,000
A greyhound in a landscape Thomas Gainsborough £30,000–£50,000
Portrait of Mrs Siddons in the character of Euphrasia in the Grecian … Hamilton, William. 1777–1859. £8,000–£12,000
Study of a classical urn in a stone niche Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. £3,000–£5,000
The fisherman - View at Bettws-y-Coed David Cox Snr. O.w.s. £8,000–£12,000
Group Portrait of John, Theophilus and Frances Levett, full-length, t… James. Ward £40,000–£60,000

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