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Lot description
John William Wright, British 1802-1848 Portrait of a lady seated at a table, reading a letter; watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed with monogram and dated 'JWW / 1846' (to the letter, centre), 49 x 37 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Wright is perhaps best-known for his illustrations for Charles Heath's (1785-1848) 'Heroines of Shakespeare' of 1846, and the present work serves as a typical example of Wright's romanticised depictions of sitters in historical dress or theatrical costume. In this watercolour, Wright has exhibited his technical mastery of the medium of watercolour, evoking the detail of the frills on the sitter's dress, and the light which bounces off the china on the table beside her.