John Riley
Portrait of Sir William Monson, 4th Bt. (c. 1653-1727)
126.7 x 103.5 cmOil on canvas
Signed and inscribed lower right: Sr. Willim Monson / Bart. of Burton / in Lincolnshire / John Riley fecit
Sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2017
Provenance
George Poulett, 8th Earl Poulett (1909-1973), Hinton House, Somerset
sale Sotheby's, London, 5 February 1969, nr. 30 (£250 to Agnew's)
Sydney Mason (b. 1920), Chairman of the Hammerson Group, Dudley House, London
with Agnew's, London, where acquired by the present owner in 1986
sale Christie's, New York, Property of a Gentleman, 31 October 2017, nr. 83
Other works by John Riley
Portrait of Sir Benjamin Bathurst
Portrait of a gentleman
Portrait of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Sir Charles Musgrave
Portrait of John Nicolas, half-length