Lot 57: Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval

Charles d'Agar Paris 1669-1723
Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval
the first, inscribed and dated 'William Wodehoufe Esq./1720.' (lower right); the second, inscribed and dated 'Mifs Wodehoufe./1720' (lower right)
oil on canvas
the first 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. 76.5 x 63.8 cm.; the second 29¾ x 24 5/8 in. 75.6 x 62.5 cm.
a pair (2)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1991, lot 29.

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY


The sitters are most likely William Wodehouse, who married Frances, daughter of Lord Bathurst; and his sister Sophia, who married Sir Charles Mordant, 6th Bt. They were the children of Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Bt., and his wife Mary. William served a term as M.P. for Norfolk (1734-37).