Lot Essay
The sitter was the daughter of Mathew Pitts of Salisbury. She married, as his second wife, Sir Alexander Powell, who was knighted in 1702 and was recorder of New Sarum. She died on 11 March 1753.
Details
Joseph Highmore (1672-1780)
Portrait of Rebecca, Lady Powell, half-length, in a white gown and a hat with yellow feathers, feigned oval
oil on canvas
30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.)
Portrait of Rebecca, Lady Powell, half-length, in a white gown and a hat with yellow feathers, feigned oval
oil on canvas
30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.)