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Portrait of a lady in the artist's studio (Mrs Hayman?) (© Royal Albert Memorial Museum)
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© Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Portrait of a lady in the artist's studio (Mrs Hayman?)

Artist: Francis Hayman (1708 - 1776)

Location: Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Date: circa 1735

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63 x 44cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £3,000 (Total: £12,000)

Vendor: Historical Portraits Ltd

Review number: 5896 (2007)

Provenance:
Private collection, USA; auction sale, New Hampshire, USA; Philip Mould Historical Portraits, London.

Description:
This portrait fragment was once part of an early double portrait of the artist, and most probably shows his first wife. It is a remarkable discovery and joins the other section of the composition, the 'Self-portrait' already in the collection of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, which is the earliest identified work by Hayman.

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