Lot 1582 - SIR FRANCIS GRANT (SCOTTISH 1803

14th Dec, 2016 18:00

The Scottish Pictures Auction

Lot 1582

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SIR FRANCIS GRANT (SCOTTISH 1803 - 1878), EMILY (AMELIA) FARQUHARSON, THE ARTIST'S WIFE watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, initialled indistinctly ''F G'' upper right 5cm x 3cm In pinchbeck frame in red leather carrying case Note: Inscribed verso ''Emily Farquharson, eldest daughter of Katherine Farquharson of Invercauld, first wife of Sir Francis Grant.'' Also stamped on inner lid for (John) Le Cheminant, 72a Wimpole Street, London. Cheminant is recorded at this address in the 1872 London Directory, which corresponds with the fact that Grant was not knighted until 1866, and he is referred to as ''Sir Francis Grant'' in the inscription. At this date, Grant lived in London, and of course would have had the miniature framed locally.

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Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £600 - £900

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