February 22, 2022 12:00 EST
European Art and Old Masters
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Attributed to William Hoare (British, 1706–1799)
Portrait of John Penn Seated, Bust-Length
Oil on canvas
50 1/2 x 40 in. (128.3 x 101.6cm)
Executed circa 1736.
Provenance
Collection of Arthur J. Sussel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ronald C. Baumon, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.
Acquired directly from the above on June 1, 2009.
Private Collection, Delaware.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Oil on canvas
50 1/2 x 40 in. (128.3 x 101.6cm)
Executed circa 1736.
Provenance
Collection of Arthur J. Sussel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ronald C. Baumon, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.
Acquired directly from the above on June 1, 2009.
Private Collection, Delaware.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
Note
John Penn was born in Philadelphia February 29, 1700. The eldest son to William Penn, he was nicknamed "The American" all of his life, being the only Penn to be born in the New World. Although he worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during most of his life, he died in England in 1746. The present work depicts Penn in a stately pose and elegant attire as he is holding an administrative document.
