English: A portrait painting of four of the daughters and the son of Robert Smith (died 1748), a merchant of the City of London, and his wife Ann. They lived in Thames Street in the parish of St. Garlickhythe, and then moved to Mortlake, Surrey, England, UK. As Robert and Ann Smith are supposed to have married around 1705, the painting may be dated to around 1718.
Date
circa 1718
date QS:P571,+1718-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
155.5 × 175.5 cm (61.2 × 69 in)
Object history
18th century: Originally owned by Robert and Ann Smith.
Unknown dates: By descent from one of the sitters to Colonel Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner, from either his aunt, mother or a cousin, as his collection and fortune came from these three sources. One possible route: Robert and Ann Smith's daughter Lydia (Smith) Challoner, then to her niece Katherine Bisse, then to her son Colonel T.-C. Bisse-Challoner. Then, without doubt, through his second wife Henrietta De Salis to his brother-in-law Rev. Henry Jerome Fane de Salis, and then by descent through the De Salis family (Rev. Henry's eldest son Rodolph then to Rodolph's next brother Cecil), then to the daughter of Sir Cecil Fane de Salis' third son John Peter.
8 December 2004: Sold at auction by Bonhams, London (auction 11468, lot 32), to an unidentified buyer for £17,925 (including premium).
23 March 2005: Sold at auction by Adam's (James Adam & Sons), Dublin, Ireland (lot 15), to an unidentified buyer for €18,000.00.
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