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Lot Essay
Robert Freeman married Alice Byam, the daughter of Edward Byam (1662-1741), Governor of Pensive Hall, Antigua (1715 - 1741). Mrs. Willis was their daughter.
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A young lady called Mrs. Willis, in white dress with lace-bordered fichu tied in a bow at corsage, wearing a white bonnet tied under her chin, leaning on her right elbow; and her young daughter, Miss Willis, in white dress with lace collar, a black ribbon in her fair hair, pearl earring (Gervase Spencer)
the former signed with initial 'G [S]', both in turned wood frames
ovals, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) and 1 in. (25 mm.) high
See part lot Illustration (2)
A young lady called Mrs. Willis, in white dress with lace-bordered fichu tied in a bow at corsage, wearing a white bonnet tied under her chin, leaning on her right elbow; and her young daughter, Miss Willis, in white dress with lace collar, a black ribbon in her fair hair, pearl earring (Gervase Spencer)
the former signed with initial 'G [S]', both in turned wood frames
ovals, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) and 1 in. (25 mm.) high
See part lot Illustration (2)
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