BISHOP, Hon. Mrs Henry. Elizabeth Harris, wife of the Hon. Henry Bishop described as 'head of the Court of the Common Pleas of St. Michael'. ? 1803. 30 x 25. Seated half-right, head turned and looking up r., her r. arm over the back of her chair. San Marino . Henry E . Huntington Library and Art Gallery. At one time with Leggatt; purchased by Lady Gilbert Carter in the Barbados ; Jacques Seligman, New York, by whom sold to Mrs Charles Quinn, Los Angeles, who presented it to the Huntington Foundation. Apparently a studio version of Lady Maria Hamilton. There is an entry in the ledgers of Coutts and Co., November, 1803, 'For Mrs. Bishop's picture & frame £67' but it is unlikely to relate to this picture. No other portrait of a Mrs Bishop is known to the compiler
GARLICK, KENNETH. "A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings and Pastels of Sir Thomas Lawrence." The Volume of the Walpole Society 39 (1962): 3-336. Accessed April 3, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/41829342.
'At one time with Leggatt; purchased by Lady Gilbert Carter in the Barbados ; Jacques Seligman, New York, by whom sold to Mrs Charles Quinn, Los Angeles, who presented it to the Huntington Foundation. Apparently a studio version of Lady Maria Hamilton. There is an entry in the ledgers of Coutts and Co., November, 1803, 'For Mrs. Bishop's picture & frame £67' but it is unlikely to relate to this picture. No other portrait of a Mrs Bishop is known to the compiler'
Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
California USA
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Dispersal Date
30th Nov -0001
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Current Owner
Huntington Art Gallery
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