Pair of George III Needlework Pictures of Young Boys

first quarter 19th century, various stitches rendered in wool, silk and chenille threads, on a silk foundation, the hands, faces and portions of background of silk enhanced with watercolor, each boy in a red jacket and accompanied by his dog(s).
Each glazed and framed.
each 14" x 10", framed 16-1/2" x 12-1/2"

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor", September 25, lot 767, illus. p. 566 in catalogue; Private collection, Mobile, Alabama.