RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1742-1821)

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RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1742-1821)
Mr Allpress, in pale grey coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair
signed and inscribed in full on the reverse 'R^d^u^s. Cosway R.A Primarius Pictor Serenissimi Walliae Principis Pinxit _ /'
on ivory
oval, 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame

Provenance

By family tradition, Major General Richard Crewe (1749-1814) and his wife Millborough, née Allpress, daughter of Samuel Allpress, the present sitter.
Their son, Richard Crewe (b. 1786).
His son, Captain Frederick Crewe (1825-1858).
His son, Sir Charles Crewe (1858-1936).
His cousin, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Ross-Thompson.
Thence by family descent.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Samuel Allpress lived in Jamaica and was a sugar plantation owner. He sat in the Jamaica Assembly as one of the members for Vere and later had a seat on the island's Royal Council. Portraits of Samuel Allpress and his wife by Francis Cotes, R.A. were sold Sotheby's, London, 25 November 1998, lot 46. Their daughter married Major General Richard Crewe (1749-1814), son of 1st Baron Crewe of Crewe Hall, Cheshire.

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