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English School, 19th Century Portrait miniature of Mrs Emily Francis Walter (née Court, d. 1858) and the Walter Children watercolours on ivory; 15 x 11 cm (6 x 4.5in), 12.8 x 10 cm (5 x 4in); together with a watercolour portrait of a man (3)
Provenance: Bearwood House, Berkshire, and by descent The sitter in the present portrait was the first wife of John Walter III (1818-1894), a newspaper publisher, editor and a Liberal politician. His grandfather was the founder of The Times and upon his father's death became the sole manager of the paper. He was elected to Parliament for Nottingham in 1847 and later for Berkshire in 1868, holding his seat until he retired in 1885. The family lived at Bearwood House, in Sindlesham, Berkshire.
Frames need attention.

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