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Sir Francis Grant P.R.A. 1803-1878
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Francis Grant P.R.A.
- Portrait of Margaret Henry (1809-1890)
- oil on canvas, in the original plaster frame
full length, standing, wearing a black dress, her hat on a table beside
Provenance
By family descent
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the daughter of Thomas Allan, of Lauriston Castle, and his wife, Christian Smith, daughter of George Smith of Piercefield. She married William Charles Henry of Haffield House, Ledbury, Herefordshire. Her father, a Fellow of the Royal Society, was painted by Raeburn, and her mother was painted by Gainsborough.
The artist's sitter's books record this portrait as being painted in May 1842 at a cost of £105.