ANGLO-INDIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

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ANGLO-INDIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Mrs John Graham, in décolleté blue dress with white lace underdress, pinned at shoulder with a pearl-set clasp, her upswept hair dressed with strands of pearls
on ivory
oval, 2 1/16 in. (53 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the glazed reverse with grey silk panel

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The present sitter was the wife of John Graham (see lot 56). Like her husband, she was painted by Tilly Kettle (1734 - c.1786) in Calcutta, circa 1774-1776 (see M. Archer, India and British Portraiture 1770-1825, London, 1979, p. 88, plate 43).

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