The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III
Auction Closed
December 5, 07:06 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PHILIP JEAN
Saint-Ouen (Jersey) 1755 - 1802 Hempstead
PORTRAIT OF SIR WILLIAM FAWCETT (1728-1804), CIRCA 1785
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame
66 by 53 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 19 February 1980, lot 63
The sitter entered the army in 1748, and served with distinction under John Manners, Marquess of Granby in present-day Germany. In 1781 he was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces. In retirement, from 1796, he held the post of Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. In the present portrait Sir William wears the sash and star of the Order of the Bath.