John Hamilton Mortimer (Eastbourne 1740-1779 London) Portrait of a lady, said to be Dame Jane Pi...

John Hamilton Mortimer (Eastbourne 1740-1779 London) Portrait of a lady, said to be Dame Jane Pigott oil on canvas 48.4 x 39.4cm (19 1/16 x 15 1/2in). Footnotes: Provenance Sale, Lisbreen, April 1930, where purchased by G.H. Westropp and thence by descent until sold in 2011 Literature J. Sunderland, 'John Hamilton Mortimer and His Life and Works', in The Walpole Society , vol. 52, 1986, p. 192, cat. no. 143, ill., fig. 265 Dame Jane Pigott (1751-1841) was married to Sir Arthur Leary Piggot, a lawyer and politician. He was Knighted by King George III and appointed Attorney General in 1806, and was MP for Arundel (1806-1812 and 1818-1819), and Horsham (1812-1818). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com