Lot Essay
It is tempting to assume that the present sitter is a child of Mrs Robert Graham (see lots 59 and 60), who was also painted by Diana Hill in India and had red hair.
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DIANA HILL, NÉE DIETZ (BRITISH, C. 1765 - D. 1844)
A young child of the Graham family with red hair, in loose white shift with blue ribbons tied at shoulders, next to a table with a basket of fruit including grapes, a pineapple and an orange, a peach in left hand
on ivory
oval, 2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) high, gold frame with translucent blue and opaque white enamel border, glazed reverse with plaited hair
A young child of the Graham family with red hair, in loose white shift with blue ribbons tied at shoulders, next to a table with a basket of fruit including grapes, a pineapple and an orange, a peach in left hand
on ivory
oval, 2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) high, gold frame with translucent blue and opaque white enamel border, glazed reverse with plaited hair
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