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Trades Index to Auction Catalogs

"Search an online index (1983–1999) of drawings and paintings of 18th- and early 19th-century objects found in Sotheby's and Christie's catalogs. The objects may be of particular interest to Colonial Williamsburg's tradespeople.

Title Catalog Date Catalog Name Photocopy No.
Portrait of Sir John Conroy, BT (1782-1875). Three quarter length, standing, wearing uniform, his helmet under his right hand. 11/18/1992 Sotheby's S 11-1992 #62
Portrait of an Officer of the 15th Light Dragoons, Probably Captain George Ainslie. Three quarter length, standing in a landscape, wearing a uniform with a pink sash, his right arm on his helmet, and his left hand holding a sword 7/15/1992 Sotheby's S 7-1992 #29
Portrait of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, three-quarter length, in Greenwish tilting armour with a red sash, with a plumed helmet 6/8/1995 Christie's C 6-1995 #2
Portrait of Stephen Beckingham, standing three-quarter length, wearing a gold-braided red coat and a fur-lined green cloak 11/22/1985 Christie's C 11-1985 #119
Portrait of Elizabeth, Mrs. John Bostock, three-quarter-length, in a blue dress with a yellow sash, with pearls in her hair, plucking a sprig from a tree, with a basket of flowers on a ledge to her right, a landscape beyond. 11/15/1996 Christie's C 11-1996 #27
Portrait of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, bust length, wearing a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat, with a white cravat 4/20/1990 Christie's C 4-1990 #43
Portrait of a Lady, half-length, in a white satin fur-trimmed wrap, a blue bodice with a lace cuff and blue bow and ruffled collar, pearl earrings and headdress, leaning on abook, a red cloth-covered table, feigning oval 12/15/1993 Christie's C 12-1993 #22
Portrait of a Gentleman, a member of the Knight Family, half-length, seated, in a dark coat, holding a pair of spectacles 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #44
Portrait of a Young Boy. Full-length, stroking a dog. 11/14/1996 Sotheby's S 11-1996 #54
The Summer Children: Group Portrait of three Children of the Summer family, full-length, playing on a see-saw in an extensive river landscape with a distant view of London beyond 7/11/1997 Christie's C 7-1997 #20
Portrait of an Officer, possibly Brigadier-General David Wedderburn, half length, wearing military uniform, his tricorn in his left hand 4/8/1998 Sotheby's S 4-1998 #124
Portrait of a Gentleman, identified as James Hozart, three-quarter-length, seated, in a green suit, holding a cane, beside a tree in a landscape 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #36
The Ballad Seller 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #37
A Woodman returning Home, Evening 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #58
Portrait of William Brooke, seated three-quarter length, in a buff velvet jacket, breeches and waistcoat, in a blue chair, holding a book, his left arm leaning on a table 7/12/1990 Christie's C 7-1990 #39
Portrait of Isaac Elton (1739-1790) of Mapelton, Bristol Half length, wearing a blue coat edged with gold, his hat under his arm 3/14/1990 Sotheby's S 3-1990 #63
Portrait of John Campbell, 4th Earl and 1st Marquis of Breadalbane (1762-1834), three-quarter-length, seated, in a gold coat with lace edging and blue cloak, against a red curtain, a wooded landscape beyond 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #33
Portrait of Elizabeth Ourry, seated half length, wearing a blue dress with white satin bows and a muslin shawl, with a white cap at a table 2/9/1990 Christie's C 2-1990 #113
Portrait of Mrs. Robert Mayne (d. 1780), three-quarter-length, seated, in a white dress trimmed with gold, against a red curtain and a column, a wooded landscape beyond 11/14/1997 Christie's C 11-1997 #34
Portrait of Lady Mary Coke (1726-1811), half-length, in a red, ermine-trimmed cloak 4/11/1997 Christie's C 4-1997 #12
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