After John Downman Portraits of the Gibbs and Hucks family Set of four

After John Downman

Portraits of the Gibbs and Hucks family

Set of four, three signed and dated 1780, 1781, 1782

All pencil and watercolour heightened with white over a printed base, oval

Each 18 x 14cm; 7 x 5½in (4)

Abraham Gibbs (1754-1782) was engaged to Dorothea Hucks (1760-1824) but when he died suddenly she married his brother Antony Gibbs (1756-1815) and they had 5 children one of which was William Gibbs (1790--1875) of Tyntesfield