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Portrait of a boy, said to be General James Wolfe, three-quarter-length, in a red coat, holding plans of fortifications
Details
Philip Mercier (Berlin 1689-1760 London)
Portrait of a boy, said to be General James Wolfe, three-quarter-length, in a red coat, holding plans of fortifications
signed and dated 'Ph. Mercier.p[inx] An. 1748.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. (91.9 x 71.7 cm.)
in a contemporary, pierced, carved and gilded frame
Portrait of a boy, said to be General James Wolfe, three-quarter-length, in a red coat, holding plans of fortifications
signed and dated 'Ph. Mercier.p[inx] An. 1748.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. (91.9 x 71.7 cm.)
in a contemporary, pierced, carved and gilded frame
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 November 1960, lot 172, as 'Portrait of a soldier'.
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