Miss Barbara Hill, later Mrs William Cockayne (d. 1838), facing left in fur-bordered sky blue coat, pearls and falling gauze veil in her upswept auburn hair

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JOHN SMART (1742/43-1811)
Miss Barbara Hill, later Mrs William Cockayne (d. 1838), facing left in fur-bordered sky blue coat, pearls and falling gauze veil in her upswept auburn hair
signed with initials and dated 'J.S. 1777' (lower left)
oval, 1 7/16 in. (37 mm.) high, engraved gold mount on a gilt-metal bracelet clasp frame

Literature

D. Foskett, John Smart, the Man and his Miniatures, London, 1964, p. 68.

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Lot Essay

Barbara, second daughter and sole heir of George Hill of Rothwell Manor, co. Northampton, married the Hon. William Cockayne (see lots 29 and 65). They had issue with ten daughters.
The miniature and preparatory sketch by Smart of the Hon. William Cockayne are illustrated in D. Foskett, op. cit., pl. XI, nos. 34 and 35.

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