John Nixon Watercolour Drawing Mrs Nixon Holding Her Cat 1788

John Nixon Watercolour Drawing Mrs Nixon Holding Her Cat 1788John Nixon Ca. 1750 1818. British School 18th. Century. Watercolour drawing. Study of a Lady Possibly Mrs G Nixon, The Artist's Sister in law, seated holding a very disgruntled cat. Signed with initials and dated 1788 lower right. 12 by 15. 5 cms image. 25. 5 by 30. 5 cms framed overall. Provenance: with Chris Beetles London, label verso with further provenance to 'The Governor and Directors of the French Hospital of La Providence' Christies lot 28 on

amateur etcher

a group of 1770's childhood drawings by William Lock The Younger 1767-1847

5 cms Sheet

and thus launched an illustrious career that included designing costumes and stage sets

Two retain their original sanded slip fruitwood frames

28 by 36 cms pl

pigtails plaited at the temples

Charles Duke of Richmond and Lennox

73 by 89 cms

A highly gifted artist Lady Diana Beauclerk (née Spencer) The eldest daughter of the third Duke of Marlborough was able to use her scandalous reputation as an adulteress and aristocratic woman to further her career as a painter and designer

"Il Pesarese

Cosway enjoyed continuous patronage from the Prince