Allan Ramsay and Studio

Portrait of the Hon. Catherine Windsor (née Archer), Countess of Plymouth (1727–1790), half-length, wearing a white dress, a blue shawl worked with silver threads and a matching cap

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September 20, 11:41 AM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Property of the Marquess of Downshire

Allan Ramsay and Studio

Edinburgh 1713 - 1784 Dover

Portrait of the Hon. Catherine Windsor (née Archer), Countess of Plymouth (1727–1790), half-length, wearing a white dress, a blue shawl worked with silver threads and a matching cap

inscribed lower left: CSS of Plymouth

oil on canvas

unframed: 76 x 62.5 cm.; 30⅞ x 24⅝ in.

framed: 98.5 x 86 cm.; 38¾ x 34 in.

In the family collection of the Marquess of Downshire for three generations.

Lady Catherine Windsor (née Archer), was the daughter of Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (1695–1768), and wife of other Lewis Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth (1731–1771).

We are grateful to Dr Brian Allen for endorsing the attribution to Ramsay and his studio based on first-hand inspection.