£1,000
John Russell RA (1745-1806) - Portrait of a Lady, half length holding a rose, pastel, 58.5 x 44.5cm
Provenance: English Art Market, c1975, when acquired by the collector Captain Gerald Pendred (for £1250); thence by descent
Illustrated the article Portraits in Pastels by G Pendred, Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide, June 1989, p.42
Mellors & Kirk is grateful for the kind assistance of Neil Jeffares who has kindly confirmed the attribution (on the basis of images) and by whom this was hitherto unrecorded
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