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English School, circa 1795 Portrait miniature of an officer, believed to be Lt Colonel Clement Stafford Courtenay of the Loyal Cheshire Fencible Infantry signed indistinctly and inscribed '(Josiah?) ...elis / pinxit / Soldier in the Loyal / Cheshire Reg.t of / Fencible Infantry / commanded by / Colonel Clement St.[Stafford] / Courten[ey] / Esq.' (to the reverse) watercolour on ivory, oval 6.5cm Provenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021) We are grateful to Christopher Bryant for suggesting the identity of the sitter in the present miniature. This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. ZNLE9JD3.

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