It was listed by Hand of Glory. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Size of visible image 58cm x 37.5cm (70cm x 50cm including frame). Not inspected out of then frame.
An example of this mezzotint is in the National Portrait Gallery.
Previously the property of Sir Horace James Seymour GCMG CVO (26 February 1885 – 10 September 1978) was a British diplomat, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran from 1936 - 1939 and China from 1942 - 1946. He lived at Bratton House, Westbury, Wiltshire, and was the great-grandson of Robert Ellice and Eliza Courtney, the illegitimate daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
This engraving previously hung at Bratton House in Wiltshire and has until recently remained in the Seymour family by descent.
Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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Mezzotint After Joshua Reynolds of Mary Duchess of Ancaster & Kesteven by John Dixon
