Page:Charles Sedelmayer - Catalog of 100 paintings - illustratedcata04gallgoog.djvu/100

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BEECHEY (Sir William), R. A.

(1753-1839)

76. — Portrait of Mrs. Merry

Seated, turned to the left, holding - a little dog in her lap. She is looking at the spectator; her hair falls in curls over her forehead; she wears a velvet bodice over a white muslin chemisette. Red curtain in the background. Half-length figure. Life-size.

Panel, 28 3/4 in. by 23 1/2 in.

Exhibited at Leeds, i86 a . the Exposition de Portraits de Femmes et d’Enfants, Paris. 1897 . From the Collection of Colonel Leathes.

CONSTABLE (John), R. A.

(1776-1837)

77. — Dedham Vale

View looking across the vale, with the river Stour and Dedham church in the distance; a cluster of trees on the right of the rising foreground.

Canvas, 24 in. by 20 in.

Study for the large picture in the Collection of Sir John Nceld.