Portrait of a lady, probably Mrs. Jane Handley (d.1809), half-length, in infantry uniform and a black plumed hat; and Portrait of a gentleman, probably Mr. William Handley, half-length, in infantry uniform

The present lot can be placed amongst Downman's various portraits of officers of the Staffordshire Militia of. c.1780. Lt. William Handley was commissioned in the Stafforshire militia 25th March 1778 and was still with the regiment when they were disembodied in 1783.