ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

PORTRAIT OF CELIA DANBY, HALF-LENGTH, IN A RED DRESS AND BLUE MANTLE

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
PORTRAIT OF CELIA DANBY, HALF-LENGTH, IN A RED DRESS AND BLUE MANTLE
INSCRIBED '...CELIA SISTER OF SIR A DANBY' (ON A LABEL ON THE REVERSE)
OIL ON CANVAS, OVAL
29¾ X 25IN. (75.6 X 63.5CM.)

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THE SITTER WAS THE SISTER OF SIR ASTRUPUS DANBY (D.1727), OF YORKSHIRE, WHO WAS KNIGHTED IN 1691. A PORTRAIT OF HER BROTHER IS INCLUDED IN THE BRITISH PICTURE SALE TO BE HELD AT CHRISTIE'S KING STREET ON 16 JULY 1998 AS LOT 1.

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