Lot 20: James Scouler (British, circa 1740-1812) A Lady, wearing ermine trimmed crimson robes and green dress trimmed with pearls over white lace trimmed underslip, her dark hair worn curling over her right shoulder

A Lady, wearing ermine trimmed crimson robes and green dress trimmed with pearls over white lace trimmed underslip, her dark hair worn curling over her right shoulder.
Signed on the obverse and dated J Scouler 1768, inscribed on the reverse by the artist This/ paper must/ not be taken/ off/ 1768, gold frame with scalloped border.
Oval, 47mm (1 7/8in) high
Provenance: Sotheby's, 13 July 1982, lot 113
Sotheby's, 28 April 1988, lot 93
Exhibited: Raeburn's Rival: Archibald Skirving 1749-1819, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 22 January - 5 April 1999, no.22
Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.17
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 1999, p.56
Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.60