Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 12th November 2018

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 12 th N ovember 2018 at 6.00 pm 29 22 Henry Jones Thaddeus (1860-1929) RHA Portrait of a Young Lady in a Black Feathered Hat signed lower left oil on board 52 x 43.5cm (20.5 x 17in) Provenance: Gorry Gallery, Dublin; Private Collection Exhibited: An Exhibition of 18th - 21st Century Irish Paintings: Gorry Gallery, Dublin: 6th - 19th December 2015; illustrated page 27 €2,000-€3,000 (£1,785-£2,678) The sitter bears more than a passing resemblance to Rita de Acosta Lydig, a New York socialite, painted by Thaddeus in 1904 (Brendan Rooney, ‘The Life and Work of Harry Jones Thaddeus, p.234 illustration no.47). She also sat to Giovanni Boldini and John Singer Sargeant. She was regarded as ‘the most picturesque woman in America’.