Lot 167: John Saunders (British, active 1750) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a blue frock coat;

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a blue frock coat; and A portrait of a lady, half-length, in a lace bonnet
Signed 'Saunders Pinxit/ No 1642'in pencil (the former, upper right) and 'Saunders Pinxt/ No 1642' in pencil and dated 'June. Anno Dom/ 1741' (the latter, upper right)
pastel on paper
41 x 31cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16in).