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ITALIAN SCHOOL
CIRCA 1775
A Pair of Portrait Miniatures, Prince Henry Benedict Clement and Charlotte, Duchess of Albany
depicting Prince Henry Benedict Clement, Cardinal York (1725-1807), and Charlotte, Duchess of Albany (1753-1789): he facing right in red robes and a skull cap, a jewelled cross suspended from a gold chain about his neck and she in profile to the right in white dress, ivory tendrils in her long curly hair
watercolour and gouache on ivory
rectangular with canted corners, gold mounts, later presentation case with hinged covers and easel stand by Spink & Son, London
1 3/16in. (3cm) high (2)
CIRCA 1775
A Pair of Portrait Miniatures, Prince Henry Benedict Clement and Charlotte, Duchess of Albany
depicting Prince Henry Benedict Clement, Cardinal York (1725-1807), and Charlotte, Duchess of Albany (1753-1789): he facing right in red robes and a skull cap, a jewelled cross suspended from a gold chain about his neck and she in profile to the right in white dress, ivory tendrils in her long curly hair
watercolour and gouache on ivory
rectangular with canted corners, gold mounts, later presentation case with hinged covers and easel stand by Spink & Son, London
1 3/16in. (3cm) high (2)
Provenance
Lord Blantyre, Lennoxlove Castle, Scotland, and by direct descent