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GEORGE ENGLEHEART | Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Blunt, later Lady Burrell Blount (d. 1839), 1800
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Blunt, later Lady Burrell Blount (d. 1839), 1800
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, blue glass reverse;signed with the artist's initial lower right
- 80 by 63 mm.
Provenance
Sir Bruce Seton, 9th Bt. (1868-1932), by 1902;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 November 1994, lot 93
sale, London, Christie's, 9 November 1994, lot 93
Exhibited
Barcelona, 1956, no. 620
Literature
Williamson & Engleheart, 1902, p. 89, illust. opp. p. 44 (as Lady Burrell Blunt)
Condition
In very good order.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the daughter of Sir Charles William Blunt, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth, née Peers. Engleheart's fee book records that a 'Miss E. Blunt' sat for him in 1800, and the following year she married her cousin, Sir Charles Burrell Blount of Ringmer, Sussex.