DIANA HILL, NÉE DIETZ (BRITISH, C. 1765 - D. 1844)

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DIANA HILL, NÉE DIETZ (BRITISH, C. 1765 - D. 1844)
Mrs Robert Graham, in lace-bordered décolleté striped dress, open-collared white surcoat, long flowing curling hair
signed and dated 'Hill 1786' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, glazed reverse with silk panel

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Lot Essay

The present sitter was married to Robert Graham, elder brother of Thomas Graham (see lots 63 and 87). The couple lived in India and Robert was a partner in the Calcutta bank with his brother Thomas and a partner in the private firm of Thomas Graham, John Mowbray, Robert Graham and William Skirrow. According to a label on the reverse of the miniature, Mrs Robert Graham died in India. For a full-length portrait of her by the same artist, see lot 60.

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