Bonhams 1793 : Attributed to Walter Stephens Lethbridge (British, 1771-circa 1831) Vice Admiral Bulkely Mackworth-Praed (1770-1852), wearing blue coat with gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and chemise, black stock

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23 Nov 2011 14:00 GMT London, Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
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Attributed to Walter Stephens Lethbridge (British, 1771-circa 1831)

Vice Admiral Bulkely Mackworth-Praed (1770-1852), wearing blue coat with gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and chemise, black stock.
Inscribed on the reverse S. M. Smith/ from her affec^te Brother/ Captain Praed, gilt-mounted within glazed wooden box frame.
Rectangular, 110mm (4 5/16in) high
Provenance: By family descent

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

As a Lieutenant, early in 1797, Mackworth-Praed took command of HMS Crash, the 12-gun Acute-class gun-brig. In May 1798, under his command, HMS Crash participated in operations overseen by Sir Home Popham against the locks and sluice gates of the Bruges canal and later served against the French and Dutch during the Napoleonic wars (1803-1815).

For a portrait of Bulkely's sister see lot 158.

Category: Fine Art / Portrait Miniatures

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