Lot 136
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (London 1802-1873)
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (London 1802-1873)
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (London 1802-1873)

Portrait study of Katherine Jane Ellice, three-quarter-length, seated, holding a flower; and Study of Charles Matthews, striding out

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (London 1802-1873)
Portrait study of Katherine Jane Ellice, three-quarter-length, seated, holding a flower; and Study of Charles Matthews, striding out
both with blind stamp 'Invergarry'; the first with inscription 'Janie Ellice' (verso) and numbered 'No 28/ No 24' (upper left and centre); the second with inscription 'Charles Matthews' (verso) and numbered 'No 26/ No 25' (upper left and centre)
pen, brush and brown ink; the first fragmentary watermark; the second watermark 'Whatman 1833'
7 ¼ x 9 in. (18.5 x 22.9 cm.); and smaller
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Katherine Jane (Janie) Ellice (1813-1864) was the daughter of General Robert Balfour, and wife of Edward Ellice. She often acted as hostess for her widowed father-in-law at Invergarry, where Landseer was a frequent guest. Charles Mathews (1803-1878), later an actor and dramatist, first trained as a surveyor, and spent 1833 working on the Glenfeshie estate lease by Landseer's great friend the Duchess of Bedford. His letters to his mother give a fascinating insight into the life of the Duchess's circle there.

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