Miniature Portrait of Col. Richmond Webb (1715-1785)

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English School
18th century
England, 18th century
Watercolor on ivory.
maximum dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 inches (86 x 68 mm), oval
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2553
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Great-grandfather of William Makepeace Thackeray.
In oval brass frame.

Provenance: 
Sotheby's, 29 March 1912, lot 403; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

The sitter is shown facing 3/4 to the left, wearing a wig and dressed in blue jacket with gold trim.

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