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Lot 297
att. Kenneth MacLeay (Br., 1802-1878), Portrait
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas, unsigned, retaining an old handwritten label on the verso reading "Kenneth Maclley (sic) / (illegible) / Portrait of Mis Grantworth / (illegible)," a charming portrait of a young girl seated on a rocky ground, she holds a doll in one hand and a single rose in the other, housed in a later frame, also retaining a frame maker's label for Alfred Pope in London on the lower stretcher.

SS 29.75 x 24.5 in.; DOA 30.25 x 28 in.

From the Estate of Dr. Robert Nolan, Winston Salem, NC

Primarily known for his miniatures, the Scottish born artist was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint "cabinet size" portraits of her favorite servants at Balmoral Castle.

$1,000 - 2,000