Lot Essay
Dorothea Fisher, was the only daughter of J.F. Scrivenor, Esq., of Silston Park, Suffolk. She married in 1787 Dr John Fisher, who was by then Canon of Windsor. They had one son and two daughters
Details
John Downman, A.R.A. (1750-1824)
Portrait of Mrs Fisher half length, in a white dress adorned with blue ribbands
signed and dated 'J Downman/1788' and inscribed on the mount 'Mrs Fisher. 1788. Original/The Wife of my good friend Dr. Fisher/Canon
of Windsor. I drew two of her, and the Dr. who/became Bishop of Salisbury.'; black chalk, stump and watercolour oval
8 3/8 x 7in. (213 x 177mm.)
Portrait of Mrs Fisher half length, in a white dress adorned with blue ribbands
signed and dated 'J Downman/1788' and inscribed on the mount 'Mrs Fisher. 1788. Original/The Wife of my good friend Dr. Fisher/Canon
of Windsor. I drew two of her, and the Dr. who/became Bishop of Salisbury.'; black chalk, stump and watercolour oval
8 3/8 x 7in. (213 x 177mm.)
Provenance
Stuart Samuel, M.P.
Literature
G.C. Williamson, John Downman A.R.A., p. LXi, no. 288
Exhibited
London, Fine Art Society, May 1898, no. 7
London, Franco-British Exhibition British Fine Art Section, 1908, no. 120
London, Franco-British Exhibition British Fine Art Section, 1908, no. 120