Lot Essay
G. C. Williamson/H. D. L. Engleheart (George Engleheart 1750-1829 Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, p. 104) record that a Mr Lefroy sat to George Engleheart in 1799.
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Tom Le Froy, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair; cloud and sky background
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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1750-1829)
Tom Le Froy, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair; cloud and sky background
signed with initial 'E' (lower right)
oval, 3¼ in. (83 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular black wood frame
Tom Le Froy, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair; cloud and sky background
signed with initial 'E' (lower right)
oval, 3¼ in. (83 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular black wood frame
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