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Lot 163

Circle of Sir William Boxall, RA, British 1800-1879-  Portrait of a lady, traditionally...

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Lot 163

Circle of Sir William Boxall, RA, 
British 1800-1879- 
Portrait of a lady, traditionally...

Current Bid: £90

Estimate: £150 - £250

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Lot 163

Description

Circle of Sir William Boxall, RA, 
British 1800-1879- 

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs John Dixon, seated half-length, wearing a a black dress with a white lace shawl and bonnet; 

oil on canvas, bears label inscribed 'Mrs Dixon / wife of J Dixon / born April 15th 1795 / Died augt 16 1871' attached to the upper stretcher bar, 78.2 x 65.2 cm. 

Provenance: 
Formerly in the collection of cotton merchant Peter Dixon (1753-1832). Peter, a merchant from Whitehaven, ran Langthwaite Cotton Mill in Carlisle and lived in Tuille House, a converted Jacobean mansion. His heirs continued to run and expand the business after his death in 1832 finally closing the business in 1885. 

Note: 
The sitter, Mary Tirzah Stordy (1793-1871), was the daughter of Captain Robert Stordy (1748-1816) and Sarah Hodgson (1756-1828), and the wife of John Dixon (1785-1867), who served as an MP and High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1838. John Dixon was the son of Peter Dixon (1753-1832) and Mary Ferguson Mary Ferguson (1762-1814). 

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