23rd Oct, 2019 11:00
The Art & Music Sale
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JOHN DOWNMAN (1750-1824)
JOHN DOWNMAN (1750-1824)
Portrait of a lady, side profile, wearing a frilled bonnet and with shoulder length curly hair against a landscape setting, signed and dated 1784, pencil, colour chalks and watercolour, 21 x 16cm
The sitter is believed to be Mary 'Perdita' Robinson, actress, Royal mistress, feminist, poet and novelist
Sold for £680
Estimated at £500 - £700
JOHN DOWNMAN (1750-1824)
Portrait of a lady, side profile, wearing a frilled bonnet and with shoulder length curly hair against a landscape setting, signed and dated 1784, pencil, colour chalks and watercolour, 21 x 16cm
The sitter is believed to be Mary 'Perdita' Robinson, actress, Royal mistress, feminist, poet and novelist
