Shaun King Antiques has dated this piece to the Regency era.

COWBIT would seem to refer to a small village in LIncolnshire, 3 miles South of Spalding.
The portrait dates from circa 1830 and the Lincolnshsire County Council Archives make reference to two Butchers at Cowbit around that time - Stephen Markillie Smith and John Low Ranby.
The portrait is unframed.
Height: 9.25 inches (23 cm)
Width: 8 inches (20 cm)
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Shaun King Antiques has dated this piece to the Regency era.
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