Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch

Description:

Possibly Sir John Wilkie, Mrs. Mather, Portrait Miniature, unsigned with note on back 'Mrs. Mather, nee Madelaine Grandison, Grandmother of Colonel and Miss Bowman, by her cousin, Sir John Wilkie, R.A. Miss Grandison eloped while riding with her husband, who came from Aberdeen, and was tutor to her brother, Mr. Grandison. She died at Kazan in Russia. She had two sisters, a Mrs. Ruffel, and a Miss Grandison, who both died in Russia. Frame size: 10 in. x 8 7/8 in.

Measurements: Height: by sight 5 3/4 in. x Width: 4 1/2 in.

Good condition, some sun fading.

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