Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
James Nixon
Portrait of Emilia Olivia, 2nd Duchess of Leinster (1759-1798), circa 1785
Lot Closed
December 9, 05:24 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
James Nixon
? circa 1741 - 1812 Tiverton
Portrait of Emilia Olivia, 2nd Duchess of Leinster (1759-1798), circa 1785
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, pearl border
8.8 by 7.2 cm., 3½ by 2⅞ in.
Edward M. Hodgkins, London, 1903;
Sale, Munich, Weinmuller, 9-10 May 1973, lot 1438 (as Füger);
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 December 1979, lot 215
Sale, Munich, Weinmuller, 9-10 May 1973, lot 1438 (as Füger);
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 December 1979, lot 215
G.C. Williamson, Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer, London 1903, (as Andrew Plimer);
H.E.R. Martin, Miniaturen des Rokoko, Empire und Biedermeier, Munch 1981, p. 108, no. 95 (as Füger)
H.E.R. Martin, Miniaturen des Rokoko, Empire und Biedermeier, Munch 1981, p. 108, no. 95 (as Füger)
The sitter was the daughter of George Usher-St George, 1st Lord St. George. She married William, 2nd Duke of Leinster in 1775.