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AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A.
Lavinia, Countess Spencer, née Bingham (1762-1831), in fur-bordered white dress, white lace bonnet tied with pink ribbon below chin
on ivory
navette-shaped, 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) high, gold frame
Lavinia, Countess Spencer, née Bingham (1762-1831), in fur-bordered white dress, white lace bonnet tied with pink ribbon below chin
on ivory
navette-shaped, 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) high, gold frame
Provenance
Acquired by Charlotte, Countess Spencer (1835-1903), wife of John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910).
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), inventory Miniatures at Althorp, 1937, no. 131 (as 'No. 30 in 1914 list. X.493 in Inventory. The original is at Althorp painted in 1782; this copy was purchased by Charlotte, Countess Spencer.')
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