Paintings - 15th June 2011

Lot 345

Lewis Charles Powles (1860-1942) Portrait of Mrs. Edward Wheler (1808-1906) Signed and dated 1891

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £300

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Description

Lewis Charles Powles (1860-1942) Portrait of Mrs. Edward Wheler (1808-1906) Signed and dated 1891, also signed and dated verso Oil on canvas 91.5 x 71cm; 36 x 28in Mrs Elizabeth Anne Wheler née Galton came from a family of notable scientists, was the granddaughter of Erasmus Darwin and correspondent with her cousin Charles Darwin