Lot Essay
Lucy Jones married Tomkins on 2 June 1787 and raised a large family, including a daughter, Emma, who practised as an artist and married Samuel Smith also an engraver. For Tomkins see lot 50.
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Portrait of Mrs Peltro William Tomkins (née Lucy Jones) half-length, in white dress trimmed with ribbons
Details
John Russell, R.A. (1745-1806)
Portrait of Mrs Peltro William Tomkins (née Lucy Jones) half-length, in white dress trimmed with ribbons
with inscription 'Lucy, wife of/Peltro William Tomkins/son of William Tomkins/A.R.A./by J. Russell R.A.' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pastel
23½ x 17½ in. (59.8 x 44.5 cm.)
Portrait of Mrs Peltro William Tomkins (née Lucy Jones) half-length, in white dress trimmed with ribbons
with inscription 'Lucy, wife of/Peltro William Tomkins/son of William Tomkins/A.R.A./by J. Russell R.A.' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pastel
23½ x 17½ in. (59.8 x 44.5 cm.)
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