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Lot Essay
The original miniature by Richard Cosway, R.A., in the Spencer Collection at Althorp, is signed and dated 1789.
Details
AFTER RICHARD COSWAY, R.A.
Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783-1858), later Countess of Carlisle, and Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785-1862), later Viscountess Granville, as children, in white dresses, Lady Georgiana holding a garland of flowers, Lady Harriet wearing a blue sash
on ivory
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, gold locket frame made by Hatfield and Sons in 1914, the reverse engraved 'Lady Georgiana Cavendish Born 1783 - Died 1858. wife of George, 6th Earl of Carlisle K.G. and Lady Harriet Cavendish. Born 1785 - Died 1862. wife of Granvill, 1s.t. Earl Granvill. The Daughters of William, 5t.h. Duke of Devonshire K.G. and Lady Georgiana Spencer, his wife. Richard Cosway. R.A. Born 1742 - Died 1821.'
Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783-1858), later Countess of Carlisle, and Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785-1862), later Viscountess Granville, as children, in white dresses, Lady Georgiana holding a garland of flowers, Lady Harriet wearing a blue sash
on ivory
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, gold locket frame made by Hatfield and Sons in 1914, the reverse engraved 'Lady Georgiana Cavendish Born 1783 - Died 1858. wife of George, 6th Earl of Carlisle K.G. and Lady Harriet Cavendish. Born 1785 - Died 1862. wife of Granvill, 1s.t. Earl Granvill. The Daughters of William, 5t.h. Duke of Devonshire K.G. and Lady Georgiana Spencer, his wife. Richard Cosway. R.A. Born 1742 - Died 1821.'
Exhibited
London, The Palace of the Arts, Wembley, The British Empire Exhibition, 1924.
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