Lot Essay
Sarah Anne Duckworth (1785-1819) married Sir Richard King (1774-1834) in 1803. At the time this drawing was made, Sir Richard was a Vice-Admiral and commanded the Achille in the Battle of Trafalgar (1805).
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Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Anne King and her child, half-length, seated, with miniatures in her hair and on her necklace, a seascape beyond
Details
John Downman, A.R.A. (Ruabon, Wales 1750-1824 Wrexham)
Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Anne King and her child, half-length, seated, with miniatures in her hair and on her necklace, a seascape beyond
signed and dated 'Jo Downman/ 1805' (lower left)
pencil, stump and watercolour heightened with touches of white
13 x 10 5/8 in. (33 x 27 cm.)
Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Anne King and her child, half-length, seated, with miniatures in her hair and on her necklace, a seascape beyond
signed and dated 'Jo Downman/ 1805' (lower left)
pencil, stump and watercolour heightened with touches of white
13 x 10 5/8 in. (33 x 27 cm.)
Provenance
with Leger Gallery, London, March 1946.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 November 2003, lot 221, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 November 2003, lot 221, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
G.C. Williamson, John Downman A.R.A., his Life and Works, London, 1907, p. xxxii and p. lix, no. 25.