Lot 59: Cornelius Beavis Durham (British, active 1825-1865) A Lady, wearing pale blue dress with silver fringe and stripes of silver ribbon, frilled white slip and pink mantle with floral motif about her shoulders

A Lady, wearing pale blue dress with silver fringe and stripes of silver ribbon, frilled white slip and pink mantle with floral motif about her shoulders.
Signed on the reverse and dated Painted by/ Cornelius Beavis Durham/ 191 Regent St/ 1849, gilt-metal frame with velvet reverse.
Oval, 88mm (3 7/16in) high
Provenance: Purchased in 1973
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.76
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.81