Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 1st March 2022
Lot 121
Richard Cosway RA (1742-1821)
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350
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Description
Richard Cosway RA (1742-1821)
Portrait miniature of Lady Mary Osbourne (1776-1862), standing by a column, wearing a white dress and red stole, and holding a posy of flowers
Indistinctly inscribed to old label
Rectangular, pencil, wash and chalk on paper, in a gilt-painted wooden frame
108 x 75mm
Provenance:
Christie's, London, Objects of Vertu and Miniatures, 13 March 2001, lot 55;
Bonhams, London, Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes, 11 September 2007, lot 183;
Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes