Portrait Miniature c1765 Letitia Preston Vallancey (1755-1827)
A fine sanguine chalk drawing on paper of Letitia age about ten dating to around 1765. Unsigned, inscribed verso and presented in a 19th century mount and frame.
“When Letitia Preston Vallancey was born in 1754, in Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, her father, General Charles Vallancey, was 23 and her mother, Mary Virgin, was 34. She married Admiral William O''Brien Drury in 1783, in Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died in November 1827, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.”
*Credit FamilySearch
Condition
In excellent sharp condition
Size
6cm x 5cm (13cm x 11cm framed)
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Internal Reference: 11745
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA945888
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 6cm (2.4inches)
Width is 5cm (2.0inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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