Self Painted Portrait by Sarah Biffin, (English, 1784-1850). Miss Sarah Wright Biffin is a well known miniature portrait artist born without arms or legs. She was originally instructed by an artist named Duke, and then further instructed byWolf Craig. She was commissioned by the Royal Family and Nobility, including Kings George III, George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria, and the King of Holland. Information on artist on verso, along with partial newspaper articles on Biffin,and a gallery label R. Jackson & Sons Print Sellers, Liverpool. Size: Frame: 15.5" H x 13.5" W. (NHJ NN)

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