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Gilbert Stuart Newton (NOVA SCOTIA/UK, 1794-1835) OIL ON CANVAS, PORTRAIT OF LADY SOPHIA WOOD

Sold for $2,751 at Black Rock Galleries on May 13, 2026.

Gilbert Stuart Newton (NOVA SCOTIA/UK, 1794-1835) OIL ON CANVAS, PORTRAIT OF LADY SOPHIA WOOD auction lot image

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Gilbert Stuart Newton (Nova Scotia/UK, 1794-1835) oil painting on canvas portrait of Lady Sophia Wood seen seated with dark brown hair nicely curled and done up. She wears a jewelry filet across her forehead and a white voluminous dress with puff sleeves and low fitted bodice with a rose. Her left arm is resting on her lap as she is seated before a dark landscape, her beauty is enhanced by her pink lips and cheeks. Newton is a noted portrait artist and is the nephew of the famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart. Antique hand-written label in ink on verso. Fragmentary London gallery label on verso. Presented in a fine gilt frame with carved leafy inner surround. Dimensions: Sight: 30" H x 24 1/2" W Frame: 38 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W x 3" D

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