The painting came to auction for the first time in two centuries.
Nick Curnow, head of fine art at Lyon & Turnbull, said: “Given the very human desire to put a face to a name, combined with Jonathan Swift’s status in the canon of world literature, there was international interest in this rare portrait.are always thrilling, particularly now that bidders can join us live from anywhere in the world.
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