Lot 115: François Théodore Rochard (French, 1798-1858) James Henry Reid, wearing brown coat, matching waistcoat with white trousers and falling collar, his sister Katherine, seated to his left, wearing white dress with short puffed sleeves and blue sash and

James Henry Reid, wearing brown coat, matching waistcoat with white trousers and falling collar, his sister Katherine, seated to his left, wearing white dress with short puffed sleeves and blue sash and gold buckle, a knotted blue ribbon at her breast, blue ribbons in her curled hair, pantalettes and black slippers, her feet resting on a footstool.
Watercolour on paper, signed on the obverse and dated F. Rochard 1837, gilded wood frame, the reverse bearing modern labels inscribed ...Rachel Nuding, daughter of/ Rear Admiral James Harkness/ and Mrs Harkness/ Elm Grove House/ Church Lane/ Lymington/ HANTS/ F. Parker and Portrait of James Henry Reid and/ his sister, Katherine Reid/ Painted by F. Rochard and/ dated 1837.
Rectangular, 262mm (10 5/16in) high
Provenance: George Kidner, Lymington, Hampshire, 17 July 2002, lot 142