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Attributed to Gainsborough DupontPortrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a brown coatLate 18th century
Late 18th century
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Attributed to Gainsborough Dupont (1754 - 1797, British)
Portrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a brown coat, with slightly later inscription identifying the sitter
oil on canvas
20 x 18 inches
PROVENANCE.
The Harlech Family since origin.
Thence by decent to Lord Harlech, his sale 2019.
Dupont was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, on 20 December 1754 the eldest son of Thomas Gainsborough's sister Sarah, and her husband Philip Dupont. In 1772 he was apprenticed to Gainsborough, for whom he continued to work until the latter's death in 1788. He was the only assistant Gainsborough is ever known to have employed. He also trained at the Royal Academy Schools, where he became a student in March 1775.
Dupont took over Gainsborough's studio in Schomberg House in 1788, and moved to Bloomsbury in 1793, following the death of Gainsborough's widow. He painted portraits and landscapes in a style of similar to that of his uncle, and also landscapes with architectural ruins, in which he imitated Nicolas Poussin. His principal work is a large picture containing the portraits of the elder brethren of Trinity House, which is in their court-room on Tower Hill.
The inscription including the date 1804 is of later date and has no bearings on the date of the work, it is only the date of death of the sitter.
- Creator:Attributed to Gainsborough Dupont (1754 - 1797)
- Creation Year:Late 18th century
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU67337313152
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