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Lot 85

GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1753-1811)

Caroline, Countess of Portarlington, facing right in light blue dress and surcoat, green sash, veil in her upswept dressed brown hair, her left arm raised to her cheek, seated in a red chair

Closed30 April 1996

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GBP 3,450

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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1753-1811)
Caroline, Countess of Portarlington, facing right in light blue dress and surcoat, green sash, veil in her upswept dressed brown hair, her left arm raised to her cheek, seated in a red chair
oval, 2in. (51mm.) high, gold mount with bright cut border with plaited hair surround within gold frame with plaited hair reverse

Specialist note

Lady Caroline Stuart (died 1813), daughter of 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary, only daughter of Mary Wortley-Montagu, married John, 1st Earl of Portarlington (1744-1798) in 1778. For another portrait of this sitter see lot 103 and for a portrait of her third son, the Hon. George Dawson, see lot 121.