Four children from the Hardinge family: Sarah, facing right in dotted white muslin dress, her sister Violet facing left and identically dressed, both with flowing long brown hair, their brother Edward facing left in double-breasted blue coat with white frill collar, short brown hair, all the three with cloud and sky background, their youngest sister Mary in dotted white dress, with short brown hair, against a brown background
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WALTER STEPHENS LETHBRIDGE (1771/72-1831?)
Four children from the Hardinge family: Sarah, facing right in dotted white muslin dress, her sister Violet facing left and identically dressed, both with flowing long brown hair, their brother Edward facing left in double-breasted blue coat with white frill collar, short brown hair, all the three with cloud and sky background, their youngest sister Mary in dotted white dress, with short brown hair, against a brown background
signed and three also dated on the backing papers 'W S Lethbridge Pinxit 391 Strand' (Sarah Hardinge) and the others 'W. S. Lethbridge Pinxit 391 Strand London 1806'
oval, between 3 and 2½ in. (76 - 63 mm.) high, gilt églomisé borders within rectangular black painted and gilt gesso frames (4)
Four children from the Hardinge family: Sarah, facing right in dotted white muslin dress, her sister Violet facing left and identically dressed, both with flowing long brown hair, their brother Edward facing left in double-breasted blue coat with white frill collar, short brown hair, all the three with cloud and sky background, their youngest sister Mary in dotted white dress, with short brown hair, against a brown background
signed and three also dated on the backing papers 'W S Lethbridge Pinxit 391 Strand' (Sarah Hardinge) and the others 'W. S. Lethbridge Pinxit 391 Strand London 1806'
oval, between 3 and 2½ in. (76 - 63 mm.) high, gilt églomisé borders within rectangular black painted and gilt gesso frames (4)
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