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THE ARTIST 'HH', 1827
A young lady, playing a lute tied with red ribbon, in gold-trimmed mauve robe, white turban with plumes fixed with gem-set brooch, seated at a draped table with a musical score
signed with initials and dated 'HH 1827' on the musical score
rectangular with rounded corners, 5 x 4 1/8 in. (128 x 105 mm.), gilt-metal mount with stamped foliate border
A young lady, playing a lute tied with red ribbon, in gold-trimmed mauve robe, white turban with plumes fixed with gem-set brooch, seated at a draped table with a musical score
signed with initials and dated 'HH 1827' on the musical score
rectangular with rounded corners, 5 x 4 1/8 in. (128 x 105 mm.), gilt-metal mount with stamped foliate border
Provenance
Inherited from Lady Sarah Spencer (1787-1870) in 1919.
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), inventory Miniatures at Althorp, 1937 (as by 'H.H.M.')
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