Lot Essay
Rebecca Tucker was the daughter of Richard Tucker, who was later to marry Gabriel Steward of the East India Company.
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THE PROPERTY OF A DECEASED LADY
Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770)
Portrait of Rebecca Tucker, half-length, in a blue dress embroidered with roses and lacework
Details
Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770)
Portrait of Rebecca Tucker, half-length, in a blue dress embroidered with roses and lacework
signed, inscribed and dated 'F Cotes pxt./1764' (left centre edge)
pastel, heightened with touches of white bodycolour, laid on linen
23½ x 17½ in. (59.7 x 44.4 cm.)
Portrait of Rebecca Tucker, half-length, in a blue dress embroidered with roses and lacework
signed, inscribed and dated 'F Cotes pxt./1764' (left centre edge)
pastel, heightened with touches of white bodycolour, laid on linen
23½ x 17½ in. (59.7 x 44.4 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 4 July 1930, lot 147 (20 gns. to Popoff).
with F.R. Meatyard.
with F.R. Meatyard.
Literature
E.M. Johnson, Francis Cotes, London, 1976, p. 72, no. 142.