Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)

Portrait of Edward Medley, of Conyborough, half-length, in a mauve coat and white neckcloth, in a sculpted oval; and Portrait of Sarah Medley, neé Ward, half-length, in a white dress with a pink ribbon and a turquoise coat, waring a pearl choker necklace, in a sculpted oval

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Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)
Portrait of Edward Medley, of Conyborough, half-length, in a mauve coat and white neckcloth, in a sculpted oval; and Portrait of Sarah Medley, neé Ward, half-length, in a white dress with a pink ribbon and a turquoise coat, waring a pearl choker necklace, in a sculpted oval
the former signed and dated 'A. Ramsay 1744' (lower right); the latter signed 'A. Ramsay' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.7 cm.)
a pair

Provenance

By descent in the sitters' family.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 9 December 2009, lot 22 and 23.

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Lot Essay

Edward Medley of Conyborough, Sussex, married Sarah Ward, fourth daughter of Sir Edward Wart Kt., Chief Baron of the Exchequer. In his catalogue entry for the present portraits, Smart suggests a date of 1743-45.

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