Lot 11: ATTRIBUTED TO BARTHELEMY DU PAN (GHENT 1712-1763) - Portrait of Frederic

ATTRIBUTED TO BARTHELEMY DU PAN (GHENT 1712-1763)
Portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales, half-length, in a mauve coat with
the sash of the Order of the Garter and an ermine-lined robe
oil on canvas 75.2 x 63.5cm (29 5/8 x 25in).
in a carved gilt wood frame with the Prince of Wales feathers

Provenance:
Said to have been commissioned by the Prince of Wales and
presented to the Rt. Hon. George Lee (1700-1758)
Thence by family descent at Hartwell House until offered by the
Trustees of Mrs Benedict Eyre, Hartwell House
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, 26 April 1938, lot 57 (as Allan Ramsay),
where acquired by
The Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883 - 1962), by whose executors offered
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, 19 May 1963, lot 139 (as A. Ramsay)