£50
English School, early 19th c - Portrait sketch of Lady Gordon (née Julia Bennet), half-length and wearing a turban, titled in ink manuscript, pencil on paper, 20.5 x 13.4cm, mounted, collection label to verso
Julia, Lady Gordon (née Bennet; 1772-1876), daughter of Richard Bennet of Northcourt Manor, Isle of Wight, married General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet of the aforementioned house, in 1805. As a pupil of J.M.W. Turner Lady Gordon was a highly accomplished amateur artist in her own right, and friends with other leading English Romantic artists and patrons, including Thomas Girtin and Sir George Beaumont, Bt.
Hinge-mounted, protected with a loosely-inserted transparent layer. The sheet in good condition, with some signs of light handling.
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