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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Traditionally identified as The Duchess of Devonshire's Cat
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on canvas
15¼ x 19¼ in. (39 x 49 cm.)
Traditionally identified as The Duchess of Devonshire's Cat
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on canvas
15¼ x 19¼ in. (39 x 49 cm.)
Provenance
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d.1824).
By repute, retrieved from Italy after Elizabeth's death by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, (d.1858).
Possibly Vere Foster (d.1900).
Old Court, Ireland, Hamilton's sale, 1980s, where purchased by Robert Kime.
By repute, retrieved from Italy after Elizabeth's death by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, (d.1858).
Possibly Vere Foster (d.1900).
Old Court, Ireland, Hamilton's sale, 1980s, where purchased by Robert Kime.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the provenance should read 'Possibly Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, sold Glyde Court, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nicholas Nicholson, Auctioneer, 11-13 September 1982, lot 309.' Rather than 'Old Court, Hamilton's sale.'
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