Lot 22A: Henry Nelson O'Neil, A.R.A. 1817-1880 , head of an eastern beauty oil on canvas, oval

signed and dated l.r.: H. ONeil. 1857 oil on canvas, oval

measurements note 27 by 23 cm., 10 1/2 by 9 in.

Purchased by the grandmother of the present owner and thence by descent

Henry Nelson O'Neil painted a number of studies of female models dressed in exotic Greek and Turkish costume in the 1850s, including The Sultana (Christie's, 30 November 2001, lot 63) and A Moment of Repose of 1850 in which a similar girl is depicted in profile and wearing the same costume with a mosque and ornamental gardens beyond.