Lot Essay
Lady Augusta Henrietta Scott was the second daughter of the 2nd Earl of Eldon. She married Thomas Francis Halford, 2nd Baron Cottesloe in September 1859. Lord Cottesloe, a barrister, was Member of Parliament for Bucks between 1876 and 1885. The couple had two sons.
Frederick Richard Say was the son of the engraver William Say. A successful painter of society figures, he counted among his sitters George IV, Earl Grey, HRH Prince Albert and the Archbishop of York.
Frederick Richard Say was the son of the engraver William Say. A successful painter of society figures, he counted among his sitters George IV, Earl Grey, HRH Prince Albert and the Archbishop of York.