John Theodore I Heins

Lot 78 John Theodore Heins, Sr. British, 1697-1756 Portrait of A Gentleman Signed Heins Fec and dated 1751 (lr) Oil on canvas 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.5 cm) The sitter has been traditionally identified as the composer Georg Frederic Handel Provenance: Christies, London, June 3, 1909, lot 21 (to Colnaghi) Charles James Toovey, Esq., 9 Harley House, Regents Park, London Private Collection C Estimate $4,000-6,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

John Theodore Heins, Snr. (1697-1756 Norwich) Portrait of Master Harry Spark Patterson (1725-1764),three-quarter-length, in a grey coat, feeding three doves on aledge signed and dated 'Heins fec 1729.' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 1/8 x 25¼ in. (76.5 x 64.2 cm.) in an English 18th Century carved and gilded frame, with inventorynumber '26'

John Theodore Heins, Snr. (1697-1756 Norwich) Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Simon Kerrich (1697-1748), half-length, in a brown velvet coat and waistcoat, in a feigned oval signed and dated 'Heins.Fec:1740' (lower right) oil on canvas 76.3 x 64 cm. (30 x 25¼ in.) Special Notice No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

signed lower right Heins. Fec. 1750 oil on canvas, unframed CATALOGUE NOTE Of German origin, by 1720 John Theodore Heins had settled in Norwich, England, where he made a career painting portraits of members of prominent local families, such as the Astley family of Melton Constable, Norfolk, who were important patrons of the artist. The Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery holds a large collection of Heins' work. Heins was also adept at painting allegorical and historical subjects, and, as the present composition demonstrates, nocturnals.

John Theodore (Dirck) Heins, Sen. (1697-1756) Portrait of Lucy, Lady Gage, daughter of William Knight,half-length, in an oyster satin dress and blue wrap, with afeathered headdress, feigned oval signed and dated 'Heins, Fec: 1748-' (lower left) and withidentifying inscription (lower right) oil on canvas 29½ x 25 in. (75 x 60.5 cm.) Pre-Lot Text VARIOUS PROPERTIES Provenance The Rev. Henry S. Gladstone. Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 22 September 1978, lot 54 (sold£550). Lot Notes The sitter, who was the daughter of William Knight of Kingerby,Lincoln, and sister and heir of Richard Knight, married Sir ThomasRookwood Gage, 5th Bt., of Hengrave Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, and ofColdham Hall, Stanningfield, Suffolk on 28 February 1746. She diedon 3 September 1781 at the age of 59 and was buried atHengrave.