Circle of John Opie, RA, British 1761-1807- Portrait of a lady wearing a lace bonnet; oil on canvas, oval, bears old label for 'W. Freeman & Son Ltd.' attached to the stretcher, 32.9 x 25.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The sitter's clothing dates the present work to the late 18th century, with her elaborate ribboned lace bonnet and curled, powdered hair recalling the costume of a portrait attributed to Opie in the collection of the V&A [47/1955]. The artist's technique in the present work is reminiscent of that Opie's approach, as in a similarly loosely-handled portrait of John Burgess in the City of Westminster Archive Centre [P059].

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