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Edward Edwards — Portrait of a lady seated and wearing a tall hat, circa 1785
Edward Edwards

Portrait of a lady seated and wearing a tall hat, circa 1785

Edward Edwards' Portrait of a lady seated and wearing a tall hat, circa 1785 is a watercolor over pencil with wash-line mount. This 18th-century work demonstrates refined portrait technique and fashion of the period.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil, wash-line mount

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Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Lot 84

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Edward Edwards, Portrait of a lady seated and wearing a tall hat, circa 1785

Edward Edwards' Portrait of a lady seated and wearing a tall hat, circa 1785 is a watercolor over pencil with wash-line mount. This 18th-century work demonstrates refined portrait technique and fashion of the period.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil, wash-line mount
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

British Art, Georgian Era, Female Subject, Figurative Art, Watercolour, Portrait, 18th Century, Neoclassicism