12th Jan, 2023 11:00
Fine & Classic Interiors
30
Thomas Hickey (Irish 1741-1824)
Portrait of the Honourable Diana Walpole, neé Grosset aged 27
Attributed, titled and dated 'Lisbona 1781' on old label verso, oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 84.5cm x 69cm (33.25in x 27in)
* The Hon. Mrs. Diana Walpole, neé Grosset, married the Hon. Robert Walpole on 8th May 1780. Robert Walpole (1736 - 1810) was the fourth son of Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, and nephew of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, who is considered the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. This painting is dated 1781 and sadly Diana died three years later in July 1784 aged only 30 years old.
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Sold for £6,500
Auction: Fine & Classic Interiors, 12th Jan, 2023
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