Lot 91A
CORNELIUS CELS (BELGIAN 1778-1859)
PORTRAIT OF JESSY MACPHERSON NEE YOUNG
Auction: 9 October 2008 at 11:00 BST
£2,160
Description
Signed and indistinctly dated, inscribed verso, oil on canvas
Dimensions
98cm x 80cm (38.5in x 31.5in) and another by the same hand 'James Macpherson' a pair (2)
Footnote
Note: The Macphersons were a family of merchants from Aberdeen, and the couple are likely to have met in Rotterdam, where Jessy grew up. An essay on the two paintings and the couple's life and families was published in Scottish Genealogist (December 2004) and a copy is available.