$960
British School, 18th Century Half-length Portrait of a Woman and Child in a Landscape Unsigned, inscribed "... Frances Mary Disney..." in ink on a partial label affixed to stretcher, inscribed "Edgar Norton Disney 1887" in calligraphy on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 42 3/4 x 31 1/4 in. (108.5 x 79.5 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. N.B. Partial labels and inscriptions on the stretcher suggest that the sitters are members of the Disney Family, the child possibly being Frances Mary Disney, who was born August 7, 1775 in Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England. Her name and birth date are recorded on a partial label on the stretcher.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-01-11