Lot Essay
James Wright of Lawton was a veteran of the Scotch Brigade and served with Wellington in nine engagements during the Peninsular War.
Details
English School, early 19th Century
James Wright of Lawton, Perthshire, half length, in a coat with his hand on his chest; William Hugh Hunter, in profile to left, in a coat; William, Master of Rolls, wearing a coat and frilled cravat; and a young lady, in a dress with frilled collar and upswept hair
silhouettes, cut-outs on card, the former three heightened with gold, gilt wood frames
rectangular, 5 x 3¾ in. (127 x 95 mm.) and smaller (4)
James Wright of Lawton, Perthshire, half length, in a coat with his hand on his chest; William Hugh Hunter, in profile to left, in a coat; William, Master of Rolls, wearing a coat and frilled cravat; and a young lady, in a dress with frilled collar and upswept hair
silhouettes, cut-outs on card, the former three heightened with gold, gilt wood frames
rectangular, 5 x 3¾ in. (127 x 95 mm.) and smaller (4)
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