Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
James Nixon
Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Carysfort (d. 1783), circa 1780
Lot Closed
December 9, 05:31 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
James Nixon
? circa 1741 - 1812 Tiverton
Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Carysfort (d. 1783), circa 1780
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame, glazed hair reverse
6.5 cm. Diam., 2⅝ in. Diam.
With H.E. Backer, London, by 1954;
Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989), New Orleans;
His sale, London, Christie's, 20 March 1989, lot 92
Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989), New Orleans;
His sale, London, Christie's, 20 March 1989, lot 92
Edinburgh, The Arts Council Gallery, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 265
D. Foskett, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London 1972, vol. 1, p. 86
The sitter was the daughter of Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt and Elizabeth Christmas of Whitfield, County Waterford. In 1774, she married the judge, politian and poet John, Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort (1751-1828).