George Henry Gibbs (1785-1842), facing right in grey coat, cream coloured waistcoat and black cravat

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SIR WILLIAM CHARLES ROSS, R.A. (1794/95-1860)
George Henry Gibbs (1785-1842), facing right in grey coat, cream coloured waistcoat and black cravat
signed and dated on the reverse '[pain]ted by Sir W. C. Ross R.A. Miniature Painter to The Queen. 1852'
oval, 3 11/16 in. (94 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame

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Lot Essay

George Henry Gibbs of Aldenham, Herts., and Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, eldest son of Antony Gibbs (1756-1815) and Dorothea Barnetta, second daughter of William Hucks of Knaresborough, married his cousin, Caroline (1842) sixth daughter of Rev. Charles Crawley-Boevey and had issue (see following lot).

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