Attributed to Frans Van Der Mijn (1719-1793)
Provenance
By descent from the sitter by marriage;
With Pawsey & Payne, London, February 1978 (when advertised in Apollo)
Private collection, London
Literature
Hugh Belsey, Frans van der Mijn, Grove Art Online, 2003
Portrait of Master J W Wanley, three-quarter length, wearing a pink silk waistcoat with tassel trim, a bullfinch perched on his outstretched hand with his black and white pet cat at his side. Oil on canvas in a period giltwood frame.
Frans van der Mijn was born in Antwerp in 1719, and was taught by his father, painter Heroman van der Mijn for whom he is likely to have worked as an assistant. He established himself as a portrait painter in Amsterdam during the years 1742-1748 and The Hague before moving to England c.1750 where painted portraits, sending a painting in to the London Society of Artists each year during 1761-1772. As well as his father Heroman, his brothers Robert, George, Andreas and Gerard and his sister Cornelia were also painters.
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Sir William Beechey RA (1753-1839)A young girl in a pink bonnet, c.1780Oil on canvas34.5 x 29.5cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/2in.)Sold%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ESir%20William%20Beechey%20RA%20%281753-1839%29%20%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EA%20young%20girl%20in%20a%20pink%20bonnet%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1780%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E34.5%20x%2029.5cm%20%2813%201/2%20x%2011%201/2in.%29%3C/div%3ESir William Beechey RA (1753-1839) , A young girl in a pink bonnet, c.1780Sold
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George Romney (1734-1802)Captain John Stables, 1785Oil on canvas162 x 135cm (63 3/4 x 53in)Sold%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EGeorge%20Romney%20%281734-1802%29%20%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ECaptain%20John%20Stables%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E1785%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E162%20x%20135cm%20%2863%203/4%20x%2053in%29%3C/div%3E
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Thomas Hudson (1701-1799)Portrait of a young lady in a blue gown, c.1736Oil on canvas120 x 94cm (47 1/4 x 37in)Sold%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EThomas%20Hudson%20%281701-1799%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EPortrait%20of%20a%20young%20lady%20in%20a%20blue%20gown%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1736%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E%20120%20x%2094cm%20%2847%201/4%20x%2037in%29%3C/div%3E
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Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)Portrait of a lady, wearing a green gown and red cloak in a landscape, c.1705Oil on canvas147 x 122cm (58 x 48in)Sold%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EGodfrey%20Kneller%20%281646-1723%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EPortrait%20of%20a%20lady%2C%20wearing%20a%20green%20gown%20and%20red%20cloak%20in%20a%20landscape%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1705%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E%20147%20x%20%20122cm%20%2858%20x%2048in%29%3C/div%3E
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Attributed to Joseph Highmore (1692-1780)Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter, c.1720Oil on canvas146 x 121cm (57 1/2 x 47 1/2in.)£16,000.00%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAttributed%20to%20Joseph%20Highmore%20%20%281692-1780%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3E%20Portrait%20of%20a%20Lady%20and%20her%20Daughter%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1720%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E%20146%20x%20121cm%20%2857%201/2%20x%2047%201/2in.%29%3C/div%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22price%22%3E%C2%A316%2C000.00%3C/span%3E
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Christopher Steele (1733-1767)Giles Moore in his study reading the Iliad, c.1758Oil on canvas110 x 91cm (43¼ x 36in)£12,000.00%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EChristopher%20Steele%20%281733-1767%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EGiles%20Moore%20in%20his%20study%20reading%20the%20Iliad%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1758%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E110%20x%2091cm%20%2843%C2%BC%20x%2036in%29%3C/div%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22price%22%3E%C2%A312%2C000.00%3C/span%3E
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Attributed to Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA (1769-1850)Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn, c.1770Oil on canvas141 x 114cm (55 1/2 x 45in)£18,000.00%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAttributed%20to%20Sir%20Martin%20Archer%20Shee%20PRA%20%281769-1850%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3E%20Anne%2C%20Duchess%20of%20Cumberland%20and%20Strathearn%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1770%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E141%20x%20114cm%20%2855%201/2%20x%2045in%29%3C/div%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22price%22%3E%C2%A318%2C000.00%3C/span%3E
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Charles Jervas (1675-1739)Henrietta Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle, c.1715Oil on canvas126 x 104cm (49 1/2 x 41in)£14,000.00%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%20Charles%20Jervas%20%281675-1739%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EHenrietta%20Pelham-Holles%2C%20Duchess%20of%20Newcastle%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.1715%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E126%20x%20%20104cm%20%2849%201/2%20x%2041in%29%3C/div%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22price%22%3E%C2%A314%2C000.00%3C/span%3E