Live Auction 10644Christie's Interiors
John Downman, A.R.A. (Ruabon, North Wales 1750-1824 Wrexham)
Lot 561 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

John Downman, A.R.A. (Ruabon, North Wales 1750-1824 Wrexham)

Portrait of a lady, probably Mrs. Jane Handley (d.1809), half-length, in infantry uniform and a black plumed hat; and Portrait of a gentleman, probably Mr. William Handley, half-length, in infantry uniform

Closed15 April 2015

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GBP 4,250

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John Downman, A.R.A. (Ruabon, North Wales 1750-1824 Wrexham)
Portrait of a lady, probably Mrs. Jane Handley (d.1809), half-length, in infantry uniform and a black plumed hat; and Portrait of a gentleman, probably Mr. William Handley, half-length, in infantry uniform
oil on copper, oval
6 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (16.7 x 13.2 cm.)
(2)a pair

Specialist note

The present lot can be placed amongst Downman's various portraits of officers of the Staffordshire Militia of. c.1780. Lt. William Handley was commissioned in the Stafforshire militia 25th March 1778 and was still with the regiment when they were disembodied in 1783.