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Circle of Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury)Portrait of Rachel Busk, later Mrs Richard Milnes (d. 1835), half-length, wearing a pink dress and holding flowersOil on canvas 74.5 x 62cm (29 5/16 x 24 7/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceRichard Slater Milnes (1784-1802), Fryston Hall, Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, by descent to Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945), Fryston Hall and later Crewe Hall, Cheshire from circa 1904, and thence by descent untilSale, Sotheby's, London, 27 May 2015, lot 44.LiteratureInventory of Contents of Crewe House, Curzon Street, London, 1913, vol. 1, p. 273, in the gallery, as by G. Romney;Manuscript Catalogue of Pictures at West Horsley, vol. 3, p. 6An Inventory [...] of Pictures at West Horsley Place, Surrey, The property of the Marquess of Crewe, 1938, p. 24, in the ante roomThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
