Portrait of Master Harry Spark Patterson (1725-1764)
By John Theodore Heins (1697-1756)
Sold by Christies 8 July 2011, Lot 36. Described
as:
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 a ledge, signed and dated 'Heins fec 1729.' (lower right) oil on
canvas 30 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (76.5 x 64.2 cm.) in an English 18th Century
carved and gilded frame, with inventory number '26'. (www.christies.com
)
Also sold by Christies in 2005 but listed with a date of 1722 instead of 1729.
If you have any further information about Harry Spark Patterson or his family I would be very pleased to hear from you. Please contact me on jj@jjhc.info