Attributed to Christopher Steele (1733-1767). Mary Briggs (n...

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£24,000

Attributed to Christopher Steele (1733-1767).
Mary Briggs (nee Symson), wife of Thomas Briggs.
Oil on lined canvas.
72cm x 60cm.
The sitter (1728 - 1825) is believed to have danced with Prince Charles Edward Stuart at the ball held in his honour in Kendal. The Egremont born artist had a studio in Kendal where the young George Romney was apprenticed to him. Steele later moved to the United States. This work is illus. & described in Christopher Steele, George Romney`s Teacher by Mary E. Burkett, 2003.