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    • DOUGLAS COWPER (British, 1817-1839) Eliza and Penelope Cowper oil on canvas 92 x 77cm (107.5cm x 93cm framed)
      Sep. 19, 2023

      DOUGLAS COWPER (British, 1817-1839) Eliza and Penelope Cowper oil on canvas 92 x 77cm (107.5cm x 93cm framed)

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      DOUGLAS COWPER (British, 1817-1839) Eliza and Penelope Cowper oil on canvas 92 x 77cm (107.5cm x 93cm framed) PROVENANCE: Penelope Cowper, UK Thence by descent OTHER NOTES: This delightful portrait of two young women carries with it a fascinating family story. The artist, Douglas Cowper, has painted his two sisters Eliza and Penelope. The darker haired older girl on the left is Eliza Cowper who died from tuberculosis in Gibraltar the eve before her wedding. Cowper himself also died from tuberculosis at the age of 24. The younger blonde ringleted girl on the right, Penelope, was the sole survivor of her family following the death of her parents and siblings. She married Robert Tennent who was from a wealthy Scottish family with vast business interests. Their first son, Edward, was born in Brazil and five other children followed. Robert died young from a tropical disease, and Penelope moved to Australia with her six children bringing this painting with her.

      Leonard Joel
    • DOUGLAS COWPER
      Oct. 05, 2010

      DOUGLAS COWPER

      Est: -

      DOUGLAS COWPER FL.1830-1850 THE DOLLS DRESS MAKER indistinctly inscribed on the reverse;.... cricket on the / Hearth...Cowper? oil on canvas 50½ by 37½ in.; 20 by 15 in.

      Sotheby's
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