A portrait of 'Perdita' oil on canvas by Sir William Beechey R.A. (1755-1839)

Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning oil painting portrait, signed to the bottom left Robert 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire 1814 and printed to the back “prepared by Roberson & Miller 51 Long Acre London” the painting is the circle of Sir William Beechey Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very attractive portrait of Robert seated at his desk in rather stately looking attire. The frame is the original gilt wood and quite an expensive piece on its own The condition is very good, it is over 200 years old so there will be touch ups and restorations that have occurred, there is no damage to note that I can see or feel Dimensions Height:- 112.5cm Width:- 92cm Depth:- 7cm This painting as mentioned is the circle of Sir William Beechey Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was a leading English portraitist during the golden age of British painting. Early life Beechey was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey, a solicitor, and his wife Hannah Read. Both parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel, a solicitor who lived in nearby Chipping Norton. The uncle was determined that the young Beechey should likewise follow a career in the law, and at an appropriate age he was entered as a clerk with a conveyancer near Stow-on-the-Wold. But as The Monthly Mirror later recorded in July 1798, he was: "Early foredoomed his [uncle's] soul to cross/ And paint a picture where he should engross." Beechey was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, where he is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany. He first exhibited at the Academy in 1776. His earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-length and conversation pieces which are reminiscent of Zoffany. In 1782, he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, including a portrait of Sir John...

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