Lot 141: Lucas Bateman (fl. circa 1775-85) Profile portrait of a girl

Lucas Bateman (fl. circa 1775-85) Profile portrait of a girl, half length to dexter; Profile portrait of a boy, half length to sinister Pastels, a pair The first signed 'L Bateman Delint 1779' Later inscription verso 'Very fine pastile by L Bateman 1779 Given by DM 1948' The second signed 'Lucas Bateman Delint 1779' Later inscription verso 'Very fine pastile by Lucas Bateman 1779 Given by DM 1948' Each 13cm x 10.5cm, ovals In gilt gesso oval frames See Jeffares, Neil 'Dictionary of pastellists before 1800' online edition at www.pastellists.com/Articles/Bateman.pdf . The biography is very sparse with only three works noted. The figures here are cut out from separate sheets of paper, a technique borrowed from Nathaniel Bermingham. Our thanks to Neil Jeffares in helping to catalogue this lot.
condition report: Dust under the glass, not inspected out of frames which appear period (and in good order), no condition issues.