ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTIAN WILHELM ERNST DIETRICH (1712-1774) The Expulsion of Hagar and St Jerome A pair, oil on canvas, oval 17.2 x 14cm In neo-classical parcel gilt frames, very likely of Dublin manufacture. Provenance: Lucan House, County Dublin Sold at the auction on the premises at Lucan House, conducted by Messer's Bennett and Sons on 29 September 1924 (lot 99). An old photograph shows them sitting on the mantlepiece of the Dining Room.

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