Lot 153
- 153
Thomas Hudson 1701-1779
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Hudson
- Portrait of Mrs John Faber
- oil on canvas, in a painted oval
half length, wearing a pink dress, a lace bonnet, and a fur stole
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the wife of John Faber, the famed mezzotint engraver. Her name is not known, but, after Faber's death in 1756, she married a lawyer, named Smith. The present portrait was executed in mezzotint, and a copy is in the British Museum.