Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 8th September 2020
Lot 424
λEnglish School c. 1835 Portrait of Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £550
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Description
λEnglish School c. 1835
Portrait of Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, later Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1922-1899), head and shoulders, with her hair in ringlets
Oval, in a gilt metal and felt easel frame surmounted with a coronet
45 x 38mm
Together with another miniature of Queen Victoria, over a printed base (2)
Provenance:
The sitter's daughter Lady Rosamund Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill;
By family descent to the present owner
Lady Frances' son Lord Randolph Spencer-Churchill was the father of Sir Winston Churchill.