Fanny Burney(?) 1786
9.5 x 8.5 cm (sight) | RCIN 452450
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Silhouette: female, bust length, profile left,wearing hat, surrounded by decorative border
Provenance
Sold to Tessier, with others, as a silhouette of Queen Charlotte at the Wellesley Collection sale, Christies, 19 June 1917. Transferred to Buckingham Palace, 27 June 1917. Apparently bought especially for Queen Mary. There is a relevant letter to Queen Mary (RCIN 1150217b), and sale catalogue (1150217c)inside the book '100 Silhouette Portraits from the Collection of Francis Wellesley' (115027a).
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Measurements
9.5 x 8.5 cm (sight)
19.2 x 17.4 cm (frame, external)
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