A lady called Mrs Cope (née Leighton) in lace-bordered white décolleté dress with fuchsia pink trim on bodice, blue slashed sleeves revealing white puffed sleeves with pink trim at elbow, white lace collar worn as necklace and drop pearl earring, black and pink hat with black plumes, dark upswept hair

An accompanying handwritten label identifies this sitter as 'Mrs Cope (née Leighton) (Widow of Jonathan Cope, Esq. only son & heir of Sir Jonathan Cope, of Brewerne, C^o Oxon, Baronet); She was previously marr^d to Colonel the Hon.^ble Shaw Cathcart killed at Fontenoy - '.
A miniature by Luke Sullivan of Mrs Arabella Walker-Heneage, only daughter of Sir Jonathan Cope, Bt., was sold Christie's, London, 7 December 2004, lot 175.