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JOHN RUSSELL, R.A. (Guildford 1745-1806 Kingston-upon-Hull)
Portrait of a young man, half-length, seated by a window, a cathedral beyond
signed and dated 'J. Russell R.A. pinxit / 1805' (upper left)
pastel
2914 x 2412 in. (75 x 62 cm.)
Literature
N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists, online edition, no. J.64.31635.
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Lot Essay

This portrait is not recorded in Williamson, but the Louis XV frame suggests it might well have been in France around the turn of the century, at a moment when Russell was very popular there.
We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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