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Mrs Samwell (née Augusta Elizabeth Cole) (fl. circa 1831-1869)
Mrs Philip Gell, full face in black dress, black lace scarf tied under her chin, seated holding a dog in her lap

signed and dated 1846 and inscribed in full on the reverse, gilt-metal scrolling frame, engraved and applied with the sitter's initials
oval,3 3/4 in. (98mm.) high