Description:
James Northcote (British, 1746-1831)
Portrait of Major Edward Frere of the West Norfolk Militia, 1742-1819. Unsigned, artist and subject identified on labels to verso. Oil on canvas, 29 x 25 in. Condition: Relined, repaint.
Note: Edward Frere was the second son of Sheppard (b. 1712) and Susanna (Hatley) Frere, of Roydon Hall, Norfolk, England. In 1781 he married Mary Barker and they resided at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and Wortham, Suffolk.
Estimate $1,200-1,500
Large areas of retouch to face, figure and background.
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