Lot 236: WILLEM KAREL FREDERIK TRAVERS (1826 - 1869) Half length portrait of John

WILLEM KAREL FREDERIK TRAVERS (1826 - 1869) Half length portrait of John Leigh Douglas esq. Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron oF His Majesty's Fleet, with powdered grey wig and wearing gilt buttoned dark blue tunic, signed and dated '89, oil on canvas, 67 x 54cm oval; and companion portrait painted head and shoulders of a lady wearing lace headdress and shawl, similarly signed, dated '89 and inscribed 'copie', oil on canvas, 67 x 54.5cm oval (2) The lot is sold together with the commission warrant appointing John Leigh Douglas esq. to the post of Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron, dated February 1799 The works appear to be by the artist W K F Travers, however please note the discrepancy between the dates inscribed on the portraits and the recorded dates of the artist's demise