Lot Essay
Lady Sarah Malden was born c.1761 and on 6th June 1786 she married secondly Viscount Malden who was created 5th Earl of Essex in 1799. She executed enamels and painted miniatures, many of which were copies.
Details
Countess of Essex, after Samuel Cooper
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG (1608-70), wearing armour and a lawn collar, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
signed and inscribed on obverse 'General Mon[c]k afterwards Lord Albemarle J.. Lord Orford S. Essex pinx..', gilt-metal frame
oval, 2.15/16 in. (75 mm.) high
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG (1608-70), wearing armour and a lawn collar, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
signed and inscribed on obverse 'General Mon[c]k afterwards Lord Albemarle J.. Lord Orford S. Essex pinx
oval, 2.15/16 in. (75 mm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of the Earl and Countess of Essex, Cassiobury Park
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