Lot Essay
Sittings are recorded for Mrs Prescott in 1781.
Mrs Prescott, facing right in lace bordered lilac coloured dress with gold edging, gold bordered turban in her upswept powdered hair
Details
GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1750-1829)
Mrs Prescott, facing right in lace bordered lilac coloured dress with gold edging, gold bordered turban in her upswept powdered hair
oval, 1 7/16in. (36mm.) high, gilt-metal bracelet clasp frame, the reverse engraved with inscription 'Mrs. Prescott Wife of General Prescott By Geo. Engleheart 1781'
Mrs Prescott, facing right in lace bordered lilac coloured dress with gold edging, gold bordered turban in her upswept powdered hair
oval, 1 7/16in. (36mm.) high, gilt-metal bracelet clasp frame, the reverse engraved with inscription 'Mrs. Prescott Wife of General Prescott By Geo. Engleheart 1781'
Literature
G. C. Williamson and H. L. D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829, London, 1902, p. 108.