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English School, early 19th Century Portrait miniature of the Hon. Catherine Pakenham (1773-1831), later wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, with a white shawl over her hair, and a cream and blue dress watercolour on ivory, oval 8 x 6cm (3 x 2in)
Provenance: Private collection, Norfolk The Honourable Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham married Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in 1806. Before her marriage, she was commonly known as Kitty Pakenham.
Under glass with a little rubbing along the lower edge. Little paint loss and scuffing along the edges. Slightly loose in its frame.

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