Adam's IRISH OLD MASTERS 5th November 2024

42 32 JOHN STORDY (C.1738-1799) Portrait of a Gentleman Signed and dated ‘Stordy / pinxt / 1765’ Watercolour on ivory Oval 4.8cm high, 3.8cm wide Framed in a gold bracelet and locket setting Stordy practiced as a watchmaker before producing minia - tures which he exhibited in the Society of Artists in 1769 and the following year, when he was living on Grafton Street. He later relocated to London exhibiting at the Royal Academy between 1786 and 1788. Dated 1765, this example of his art dates from his period in Dublin. € 400 - 600 33 LUKE SULLLIVAN (1705-1771) Portrait of a Lady Watercolour on ivory Oval, 4cm high, 3cm wide Sullivan was born in County Louth but spent most of his life in London where he worked as an assistant to William Hogarth and the engraver Jacques-Phillipe le Bas. As a result of le Bas’ influence, Sullivan worked in a fully fledged French Rococo style which my be seen in this miniature. The sitter wears a highly fashionable black ribbon at her neck which is tied with a bow at the back. The flowers in her décolletage add to the Rococo feel of the portrait. € 500 - 700