Attributed to George Knapton (London 1698-1778)Portrait of Ambrose Isted of Ecton, Northamptonshire, half-length, in a brown coat with gold trim
oil on canvas
76.1 x 62.8cm (29 15/16 x 24 3/4in).注脚Provenance
The Sotheby family, Llanymynech (according to Witt Library mount)
Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 17 June 1981, lot 39
With Swan Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2000


The sitter married Annie, sister and co-heir of Sir Charles Buck Bt. of Hanby. Their daughter Mary married William Sotheby of Sewardstone.