Lot 45: Sampson Towgood Roch(e) (Irish, 1759-1847) A Lady, wearing white short-sleeved dress, the pleated fill-in with standing lace collar, golden yellow mantle, and strand of pearls in her upswept hair, worn in a bun, she holds with her left arm a small

A Lady, wearing white short-sleeved dress, the pleated fill-in with standing lace collar, golden yellow mantle, and strand of pearls in her upswept hair, worn in a bun, she holds with her left arm a small white, black and tan papillon, a pillar to the right.
Gilt-mounted papier-mâché frame.
Rectangular, 77mm (3 1/16in) high
Provenance: Sotheby's, 17 July 1973, lot 88
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.46
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.70