Lot 69: Stephen Poyntz Denning (British, 1795-1864) A Gentleman, seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing black coat, cream waistcoat, pleated white chemise, black stock and gold watch chain

A Gentleman, seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing black coat, cream waistcoat, pleated white chemise, black stock and gold watch chain.
Signed on the obverse with initials SPD, turned black wood frame.
Oval, 135mm (5 5/16in) high
Provenance: Sotheby's, 17 November 1973, lot 89
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.55
Literature: Daphne Foskett, Collecting Miniatures, 1979, p.431, ill.p.420, pl.125D
Daphne Foskett, Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide, 1987, p.431, ill.p.420, pl.125D
Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.73