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    • Rupert Barber (fl.1736-1772)
      Sep. 14, 2021

      Rupert Barber (fl.1736-1772)

      Est: £400 - £600

      Rupert Barber (fl.1736-1772) Rupert Barber (fl.1736-1772) Portrait of a young gentleman, facing right, in a white shirt and purple cloak signed 'R.' l.r., enamel on copper, oval 4.5 x 3.7cm, in a gold mount, tested as approximately 18ct gold Provenance: Christie's, London, 21 November 2000, lot 4.

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    • RUPERT BARBER (FL. 1736-1772) Portrait of Jonathan
      Oct. 14, 2013

      RUPERT BARBER (FL. 1736-1772) Portrait of Jonathan

      Est: €6,000 - €10,000

      RUPERT BARBER (FL. 1736-1772) Portrait of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Dean of St. Patricks, head and shoulders, in profile Oil on canvas, 50 x 40cm Barber trained as a miniature painter in enamel. Portraits of Swift in pastel by him are known (see National Gallery no. 7060, and National Portrait Gallery, London). Strickland records that he also painted in oils. Usually it is said his portraits of Swift are derived from Bindon. However, as Barber knew Swift as an old man, his mother the poetess being both a friend and a protégé of the Dean's it is likely that the present lot is a study from life. The re-discovery of this remarkable portrait contributes to our knowledge of its extraordinary sitter. Provenance: Bellingham Collection, Co. Louth

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