Lot 91A: CORNELIUS CELS (BELGIAN 1778-1859) PORTRAIT OF JESSY MACPHERSON NEE YOUNG 98cm x 80cm (38.5in x 31.5in) and another by the same hand...

Name: CORNELIUS CELS (BELGIAN 1778-1859) PORTRAIT OF JESSY MACPHERSON NEE YOUNG 98cm x 80cm (38.5in x 31.5in) and another by the same hand...
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
SKU: rjz76tvzbt

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:

Lyon & TurnbullEdinburgh, United KingdomOctober 09, 2008

Item Overview

Description

CORNELIUS CELS (BELGIAN 1778-1859)
PORTRAIT OF JESSY MACPHERSON NEE YOUNG
Signed and indistinctly dated, inscribed verso, oil on canvas
98cm x 80cm (38.5in x 31.5in) and another by the same hand 'James Macpherson' a pair (2)

Artist or Maker

Cornelis Cels

Condition Report

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Notes

Note: The Macphersons were a family of merchants from Aberdeen, and the couple are likely to have met in Rotterdam, where Jessy grew up. An essay on the two paintings and the couple''s life and families was published in Scottish Genealogist (December 2004) and a copy is available.

Auction Details

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Lyon & Turnbull

October 09, 2008, 11:00 AM GMT

33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EBH, EH1 3RR, UK

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