Lot Essay
An inscription on the backing paper indicates that the sitter died four hours after the birth of her 10th child.
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DUTCH SCHOOL, circa 1825
A young lady called Maria Jacoba Diemont (Amsterdam 4 May 1792 - 8 May 1828 Middelburg), half-length slightly to the right, her centre-parted brown hair dressed to ringlets and tied to a bun; wearing a double jet necklace with matching earrings and a brown dress with puff-sleeves and a broad white lace collar; oval -- 61 mm high, gold locket with hinged cover
A young lady called Maria Jacoba Diemont (Amsterdam 4 May 1792 - 8 May 1828 Middelburg), half-length slightly to the right, her centre-parted brown hair dressed to ringlets and tied to a bun; wearing a double jet necklace with matching earrings and a brown dress with puff-sleeves and a broad white lace collar; oval -- 61 mm high, gold locket with hinged cover