DescriptionJohn Hoppner, R.A.London 1758 - 1810Portrait of Charlotte Boyle Walsingham, Lady FitzGerald (1769–1831)
oil on canvasunframed: 127 x 101.6 cm.; 50 x 40 in.framed: 152 x 126 cm.; 59⅞ x 49½ in.Condition reportThe canvas is on a hard lining, and the paint surface is clean and covered in a modern glossy varnish. The surface is generally in good preservation apart from the sky in the background which shows some abrasion. There is a pronounced craquelure in the darks of the sky and in the sitter's hair. There are some beautifully preserved examples of impasto preserved in the hair, the face and the drapery. The colours seem well preserved also. There appears to be retouching in the aforementioned areas of craquelure particularly to the left of the sitter's chest. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the aforementioned retouchings and a more recent campaign of retouching is visible in the sitter's face throughout, there is a concentrated area of retouching visible in the flesh tones of the sitte'rs chest, concentrated in an area approx. 8 by 8 cm. There are scattered retouchings throughout the rest of the canvas in small areas of the drapery and the rocky background. The painting presents well and is in good condition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.Saleroom NoticePlease note this lot will be taken to our Greenford Park Warehouse after the sale.ProvenanceThe Hon. John Boyle whose wife was the sitter's daughter;
Thence by descent to Col. Gerald E Boyle (1840–1927);
With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London;
From whom acquired by Mr and Mrs Albert R. Jones Kansas City, Missouri;
From whom acquired in 1932 by William Rockhill Nelson, Kansas City, Missouri;
By whom bequeathed to William Rockhill Nelson Trust, Kansas City, Missouri;
By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 25 May 2005, lot 220;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 31 January 2009, lot 93;
Anonymous sale, Boston, Skinner, 22 January 2021, lot 11.LiteratureW. McKay and W. Roberts, John Hoppner R.A., London 1914, p. 83;
Handbook of the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City 1933, p. 59, reproduced;
'Nelson Gallery of Art', in Art Digest, 8, December 1933, p. 24, reproduced;
H.J. Haskell, 'The William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art', in Art News, 32, December 1933, p. 48, reproduced;
The William Rockhill Nelson collection, housed in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City 1949, p. 34, reproduced.ExhibitedKansas City, Missouri, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, on loan (from the William Rockhill Nelson Trust).Catalogue noteCharlotte Walsingham was born in 1769, the only daughter and heiress of the Hon. Robert Boyle-Walsingham and Charlotte Hanbury-Williams of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Ireland. Her father was a Captain in the navy, commanding the man-of-war Thunderer until October 1779, when he died aboard the ship during a hurricane in the West Indies. Charlotte married Lord Henry FitzGerald on 4 August 1791, the fourth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster. In 1806 she was named Baroness De Ros of Helmsley after successfully petitioning for a termination on the abeyance in the peerage; it was a title that she claimed through her mother's lineage.
DescriptionJohn Hoppner, R.A.London 1758 - 1810Portrait of Charlotte Boyle Walsingham, Lady FitzGerald (1769–1831)
oil on canvasunframed: 127 x 101.6 cm.; 50 x 40 in.framed: 152 x 126 cm.; 59⅞ x 49½ in.Condition reportThe canvas is on a hard lining, and the paint surface is clean and covered in a modern glossy varnish. The surface is generally in good preservation apart from the sky in the background which shows some abrasion. There is a pronounced craquelure in the darks of the sky and in the sitter's hair. There are some beautifully preserved examples of impasto preserved in the hair, the face and the drapery. The colours seem well preserved also. There appears to be retouching in the aforementioned areas of craquelure particularly to the left of the sitter's chest. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the aforementioned retouchings and a more recent campaign of retouching is visible in the sitter's face throughout, there is a concentrated area of retouching visible in the flesh tones of the sitte'rs chest, concentrated in an area approx. 8 by 8 cm. There are scattered retouchings throughout the rest of the canvas in small areas of the drapery and the rocky background. The painting presents well and is in good condition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.Saleroom NoticePlease note this lot will be taken to our Greenford Park Warehouse after the sale.ProvenanceThe Hon. John Boyle whose wife was the sitter's daughter;
Thence by descent to Col. Gerald E Boyle (1840–1927);
With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London;
From whom acquired by Mr and Mrs Albert R. Jones Kansas City, Missouri;
From whom acquired in 1932 by William Rockhill Nelson, Kansas City, Missouri;
By whom bequeathed to William Rockhill Nelson Trust, Kansas City, Missouri;
By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 25 May 2005, lot 220;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 31 January 2009, lot 93;
Anonymous sale, Boston, Skinner, 22 January 2021, lot 11.LiteratureW. McKay and W. Roberts, John Hoppner R.A., London 1914, p. 83;
Handbook of the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City 1933, p. 59, reproduced;
'Nelson Gallery of Art', in Art Digest, 8, December 1933, p. 24, reproduced;
H.J. Haskell, 'The William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art', in Art News, 32, December 1933, p. 48, reproduced;
The William Rockhill Nelson collection, housed in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City 1949, p. 34, reproduced.ExhibitedKansas City, Missouri, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, on loan (from the William Rockhill Nelson Trust).Catalogue noteCharlotte Walsingham was born in 1769, the only daughter and heiress of the Hon. Robert Boyle-Walsingham and Charlotte Hanbury-Williams of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Ireland. Her father was a Captain in the navy, commanding the man-of-war Thunderer until October 1779, when he died aboard the ship during a hurricane in the West Indies. Charlotte married Lord Henry FitzGerald on 4 August 1791, the fourth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster. In 1806 she was named Baroness De Ros of Helmsley after successfully petitioning for a termination on the abeyance in the peerage; it was a title that she claimed through her mother's lineage.
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