Edward John Lake (1823-1877) as a young boy, facing left in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt with large collar and black cravat tied in a bow, short dark hair

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LOUIS-THÉODORE HERMAN (1803-1849/95)
Edward John Lake (1823-1877) as a young boy, facing left in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt with large collar and black cravat tied in a bow, short dark hair
signed and dated 'Herman. 1836' (mid-right)
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with reeded border

Exhibited

Brussels, Kredietbank Gallery, Autissier et le portrait miniature romantique en Belgique, 1998, no. 96, p. 178, illustrated in colour p. 120.

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Lot Essay

The backing paper is inscribed 'Major Lake aged 13 no 154'.
Major Lake was the son of Edward Lake, a Major in the Madras engineers. He was a lieutenant in Delhi 1844; severely wounded in the battle of Moodkee, 1845; Captain and Brevet-Major for services in Punjab campaigns in 1843; returned to England 1860; Lieutenant-Colonel 1861; Colonel 1870; retired on pension with honorary rank of Major-General; married the youngest daughter of T. Bowes in 1861.

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