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Description

Scottish School, 19th century

Portrait of a girl, believed to be Jean Lindsay, in a blue dress
watercolour on paper
15.5 x 12.5cm;
together with a watercolour portrait of a gentleman in profile (2)



Provenance:
Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire



Jean Lindsay was daughter of David Lindsay and Elizabeth Roberts. The present portrait is believed to have been painted prior to her marriage to James Liveston (1827-1885).



Framed 31 x 28.5cm

Both pictures have suffered from moisture damage. This has resulted in warping to the paper on the girl and a stain in the lower left of the man. Both show signs of discolouration that one would expect with age. There are minor areas of paint loss in both. Both frames are structurally sound but show signs of chipping around the edges.

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