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19th Century English School
Estimate:
€500 - €700
Sold
€600
Timed Auction
Christmas Sale of Art & Collectibles
ARTIST
19th Century English School
Size
2.25 by 1.75in. (5.7 by 4.4cm)
Description
Title/description: PORTRAIT OF JAMES THOMAS DAVIS ESQ., ROYAL ARTILLERY
Note: This is the father of Young Irelander, Thomas Davis, who was born on 14 October 1814, in Mallow, County Cork, his fourth and last child. James Davis, a Welsh surgeon in the Royal Artillery was based for many years in Dublin, married Mary Atkins (with O'Sullivan Beare forebears) He died in Exeter a month before Thomas'birth, en route to serve in the Peninsular War.Mary Davis moved back to Dublin in 1818, taking up residence at 67 Lower Baggot Street in 1830, where Thomas Davis lived until his death in 1845.
Frame dimensions: 6.5 by 6.25in. (16.5 by 15.9cm)
Note: This is the father of Young Irelander, Thomas Davis, who was born on 14 October 1814, in Mallow, County Cork, his fourth and last child. James Davis, a Welsh surgeon in the Royal Artillery was based for many years in Dublin, married Mary Atkins (with O'Sullivan Beare forebears) He died in Exeter a month before Thomas'birth, en route to serve in the Peninsular War.Mary Davis moved back to Dublin in 1818, taking up residence at 67 Lower Baggot Street in 1830, where Thomas Davis lived until his death in 1845.
Frame dimensions: 6.5 by 6.25in. (16.5 by 15.9cm)
Condition
This work appears to be in very good condition.
Medium
miniature; (oval)
Signature
inscribed on label on reverse
Provenance
Robert Atkins of Firville, Mallow;Thence to his daughter Charlotte Elizabeth who married James Robert Davis, brother of Young Irelander Thomas Davis;Thence by descent to the late Margaret Ruttledge, great granddaughter of James Robert Davis;Private collection
