Lot Essay
A note inscribed on the reverse of the first part of the lot reads 'John Astle Keeper of the Tower of London 1768'
Details
English School, early 19th Century
A young gentleman, in blue coat and white shirt, powdered hair; a lady, facing left in a white dress, wearing a black choker, a bandeau in her powdered hair; and a young boy, in blue coat and frilled white shirt, dark curling hair
all in rectangular black frames
ovals, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) to 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) high (3)
A young gentleman, in blue coat and white shirt, powdered hair; a lady, facing left in a white dress, wearing a black choker, a bandeau in her powdered hair; and a young boy, in blue coat and frilled white shirt, dark curling hair
all in rectangular black frames
ovals, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) to 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) high (3)
Special notice
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