
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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Provenance
William Permain (1840-1910), London (according to a label on reverse)
Probably Charles Storr Kennedy, by whom offered,
Sale, Christie's, London, 16 July 1915, lot 30 (bt £30.9.0 by Renton)
Probably W.H. Floresheim, by whom offered,
Sale, Christie's, London, 5 June 1925, lot 59 (bt. £27.6.0 by Hanbury)
Private Collection, USA
Lady Elizabeth Herbert (1752-1836) was the daughter of Charles, 2nd Earl of Egremont. In July 1771 she married Henry Herbert, who was subsequently created Lord Porchester in 1780 and 1st Earl of Carnarvon in 1793. Her son, Charles, married Bridget Augusta, daughter of Viscount Torrington.
This portrait would appear to be based on a reduced version of Reynolds's portrait which is currently in a private collection. Reynolds is known to have executed portraits in a smaller format, but the hand of James Northcote (1746-1831) has been suggested as a possibility for the present work.