Property of a Private Collector, Savannah, GA

Description:

Francis Cotes (British, 1726-1770), Portrait of Jane Knight, Oil on Canvas, signed right mid side, 'F Cotes pxt, 1766', and with number lower left 92, depicting a seated woman in brocade dress with blue cloak within an oval. Verso with handwritten label: '92, Jane, daughter of Mr. Thomas Knight, Born 1730 Died , unm: 1793, Cotes'. Frame size: 35 1/4 in. x 30 1/4 in. Listed in the Francis Cotes, Phaidon Press: Oxford, 1976, p. 82, catalogue number 199: "Jane Knight, Present whereabouts unknown. Oil on Canvas. 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. Signed and dated 1766. Condition: Unknown. Jane Knight, 1730-1793, daughter of Thomas Knight, Esq. H.S., head to the left, shoulders to the right, in a painted oval, wearing a brocade dress and a blue cloak; a plain background. Provenance: Edward Knight, Esq., Chawton House, Alton, Hampshire; Edward Knight Sale, Sotheby's, Jul. 17, 1935 (lot 145), bought by F. Howard; Leggatt Brothers, London (1936); Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, May 30, 1951 (lot 115); Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, Je. 15, 1960 (lot 174).'

Measurements: Height: by sight 29 1/2 in. x Width: 24 1/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, some craquelure to paint, some inpainting to forehead and cheek, relined.

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