- 894A
A rare Tassie wax portrait silhouette of Mrs. Anthony Stewart Scottish, dated 1795
Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description
- impressed on the truncation 'MRS ANTH. STEWART EDIN. 1795' and 'Taffie F.'
- the portrait 6.5cm., 2 5/8 in.
the bust profile facing to dexter, framed
Catalogue Note
According to J.M.Gray, op.cit.., this silhouette is no.371 in the catalogue of Tassie portraits described as 'Probably the lady of the name who in 1804 resided in Simpson's Court, Potter Row, Edinburgh'. Very few wax portraits attributed to Tassie are recorded.