Lot 205
  • 205

Jeremiah Meyer 1735-1789

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Description

  • Jeremiah Meyer
  • Portrait of Mary Caddell
head and shoulders, her brown hair upswept and decorated with pink ribbons, wearing a pink dress and pearl necklace, oval, in gold slide frame
with a portrait by Richard Crosse (1742-1810) of Captain Robert George Bruce
head and shoulders, his hair powdered, wearing a blue jacket with detailed embroidery and white lace cravat, oval, in gold slide frame

Catalogue Note

Mary Caddell was born in 1742 and married Captain Robert George Bruce in 1771.   It seems likely that the present portraits were executed at or around the time of their marriage and before  Mary died in 1777