William Beetham (fl. 1834-1853)

Portrait of Jane Bell (1816-1888), seated half-length, in a white dress, holding a black shawl in her right hand, an extensive landscape beyond

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William Beetham (fl. 1834-1853)
Portrait of Jane Bell (1816-1888), seated half-length, in a white dress, holding a black shawl in her right hand, an extensive landscape beyond
oil on unlined canvas, with the linen stamp of R. Davy
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Lot Essay

The sitter was the elder daughter of Thomas Wilberfoss (1771-1830) of Menthorpe and his wife Jane, daughter of Matthew Blakeston of Elmswell Hall, Yorkshire. She married William Henry Bell of Portington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1833.

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