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George Engleheart (British, 1750-1829)Portrait miniature of William Henry Robinson of Denston (1784-1826) half length, wearing a black coat watercolour on ivory, oval, verso a central oval shaped panel of woven hair surrounded by a border of blue enamel and encased in a yellow metal surround, unmarked, tested as 9ct gold 8 x 6cmProvenance: By descent from the sitter to his cousin, Henrietta Jeaffreson (d. 1838) great-great-great grandmother of the present ownerThe sitter was the son of Lt. General John Robinson (1757-1819) and his wife The Hon. Rebecca Clive (1761-1795) daughter of Robert, 1st Lord Clive, "Clive of India."CONDITIONSome light surface dirt and fly spots under glass. There appears to be little mould lower left corner. Not examined out of frame.

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