Lot 993: Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn 1870-1951 RA NEAC-

Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn 1870-1951 RA NEAC- Portrait of the artist's wife, Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn 1873-1961, bust-length wearing a blue coat with fur collar; inscribed verso, 58x56cm. Note: Both frequent travelling companions of the American painter John Singer Sargent and between 1905 and 1914 they often depicted each other in each of their works whilst travelling throughout Europe. Most notably "In a Garden, Corfu", Jane Emmet de Glehn by John Singer Sargent. Born in New Rochelle, New York . Her great-great-uncle Robert Emmet was a notable Irish nationalist who was hanged in 1803 for high treason by the British court for his attempt to implement an Irish rebellion,Thomas Addis Emmet, Robert's older brother, emigrated to the United States after his execution and would later become the New York State Attorney General . Her older sisters Rosina Emmet Sherwood (1854-1948) and Lydia Field Emmet (1866-1952) would also become successful artists. She is also the aunt of the prominent American playwright Robert Emmet Sherwood.Provenance: Barrington Fleming Fine Art, Bond Street, c.1997