Lot Essay
Williamson/Engleheart (supra) confirm that Mr Mowbray (sic) sat to Engleheart in 1808.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Moubray, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, beige waistcoat and frilled cravat
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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1750-1829)
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Moubray, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, beige waistcoat and frilled cravat
signed with initial 'E' (lower right) and signed and dated on the backing paper 'Robt. Moubray Major 96 Regt Engleheart. 1808.'
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-wood frame with foliate spandrels
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Moubray, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, beige waistcoat and frilled cravat
signed with initial 'E' (lower right) and signed and dated on the backing paper 'Rob
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-wood frame with foliate spandrels
Literature
G. Williamson/H. L. D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829 Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, p. 107.
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