Lot 232: William Hoare (near Eye, Suffolk 1707-1792 Bath) Portrait of Eleanor Corbet, bust-length, in a white dress and blue wrap with a floral garland

William Hoare (near Eye, Suffolk 1707-1792 Bath)
Portrait of Eleanor Corbet, bust-length, in a white dress and blue wrap with a floral garland pastel66 x 50.6cm (26 x 19 15/16in).together with an English School, 18th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the sitter's son (2)

Provenance: The sitter and thence by descent through the family until sold by Thomas Dicken Browne (1802-1871) of Old Hall, Wem (according to a 19th century label on the reverse)Eleanor (1705-1766), daughter of Roger Corbet of Leigh, Shrewsbury, married Rupert Browne of Bentley Old Hall, Shropshire. It is quite likely that the male companion portrait in the present lot depicts their son, Rupert (?1727-1785).