Lot 52
Attributed to Sir John Hoppner (1758–1810)
Lot 52 Details
Attributed to Sir John Hoppner (1758–1810), British
PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER IDENTIFIED AS “LIEUT. COLONEL CHARLES E. FRASER” (AND “LT. COLONEL FRASER”)
Oil on canvas; unsigned. Given to the artist and identified as “Lieut. Colonel Charles E. Fraser” on a plaque affixed to the frame recto, with a later typed gallery label on the verso inscribed “John Hoppner R.A./ Lt. Colonel Fraser/ $1,750” attached to the verso
29.25 x 24 in — 74.3 x 61 cm
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
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Provenance:
Senator Rupert Davies Collection, Kingston, ON;
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davies, Toronto;
Estate Collection, Kingston, ON
Note:
(William) Rupert Davies (1879 – 1967) was a Welsh-Canadian author, editor, newspaper publisher, and politician. He immigrated to Canada in the late 1800s after his family's tailor business failed. He later married Florence Sheppard McKay, of Loyalist stock. The Davies moved to Thamesville, then to Renfrew, Ontario and later to Kingston, Ontario.
Davies was appointed to the Senate on 19 November 1942 on the recommendation of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Sitting as a Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Kingston, Ontario, a position he held until his death.