Samuel Shelley (British, 1750/56 -1808)

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Samuel Shelley (British, 1750/56 -1808)
Eleanor, Countess of Lauderdale, née Todd (1762-1856)
Signed on the backing card 'Sam: Shelley / Henrietta Street / Cov.t / Garden'
On ivory
Oval, 64 mm. high, gilt-metal easel-stand frame with engraved monogram and coronet surmount

Provenance

Major R. M. O. de la Hey; Sotheby's, London, 4 November 1968, lot 265 (£320 to N. Williams).
Paul Wansborough; Christie's, London, 23 March 1982, lot 339.
Christie's, London, 19 May 2016, lot 112.
With D.S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, in 2016.

Literature

D. Foskett, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London, 1972, II, pl. 327, fig. 814.

Exhibited

Edinburgh, The Arts Council Gallery, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 270.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the only daughter of Anthony Todd, Secretary of the General Post Office. In 1782 she married James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale with whom she had 9 children. She was painted by Angelica Kauffman circa 1780/81 (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inv. no. 2001.88).

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