Lot 40: John Wright (British, circa 1745-1820) Deborah Williams (d.1832), later Mrs Henry Tremenheere, wearing white dress, her dark hair upswept

Deborah Williams (d.1832), later Mrs Henry Tremenheere, wearing white dress, her dark hair upswept.
Signed on the reverse J.Wright/ Leicester Sqr./ Soho, gold frame with blue glass reverse.
Oval, 76mm (3in) high
Provenance: Purchased in 1987
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.42
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.69

Deborah was the daughter and coheiress of the Rev Anthony Williams AM of Treneere House (1738-1816), vicar of St Keverne and his wife Deborah (1737-1816). She married in 1803 Henry Pendarves Tremenheere (c.1763-1841). After a career as a captain in the E.I.C.S, commanding the 'Asia' in 1804, Henry had some success as a watercolourist, painting views of the West Country. Both are buried at the church at Madron, West Penwith, Cornwall, which contains a memorial window of stained glass to Henry Pendarves Tremenheere which was commissioned by and paid for by his nephew Seymour Tremenheere.