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SARAH BIFFIN (BRITISH 1784 - 1850)PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL WILLIAMS SENIOR, AGED 90Watercolour Inscribed and dated '1833 June 12 Samuel William Snr - Aged 90 yrs- Presents this likeness to Susanna Wife of John Williams' (verso); the original frame also later inscribed ' Painted by Miss Biffin without hands or feet' (verso)14 x 10cm (5½ x 3¾ in.)Born with phocomelia, Sarah Biffin's remarkable miniature paintings were created using only her mouth. Biffin's skill and dogged self-promotion allowed her to develop a successful enterprise; her clients included Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange and Princess Augusta Sophia, the daughter of King George III. The Berkshire Chronicle reported,on 4 June 1842, the death of 'Samuel Williams Senior, many years coach proprietor of this town' (Twyford), it has been suggested that this could be a candidate for the sitter in the present lot.