Richard Cosway RA
Anne Sawbridge (née Stephenson), wearing white dress, the sleeves with blue ribbon trim, matching blue ribbon in her curled and powdered hair., c. 1775
Watercolour on ivory in gold-plated locket frame
Oval, 1 5/8 in (42 mm) high
Philip Mould & Company
Anne Stephenson married Alderman John Sawbridge (1732-1795) in 1766. Anne was the daughter of Alderman Sir William Stephenson and the second wife for John Sawbridge, whom he married just a...
Anne Stephenson married Alderman John Sawbridge (1732-1795) in 1766. Anne was the daughter of Alderman Sir William Stephenson and the second wife for John Sawbridge, whom he married just a few months after the death of his first wife, Mary Bridgeman. The couple had three sons and one daughter. Sawbridge was a described as a ‘patriotic alderman’ in a book on the history of Northumberland, being a representative of the City of London in three successive parliaments.
Provenance
Christie's,
London, 28 November 1978, lot 81;
Bonhams, London, The Albion Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, 22 April
2004, lot 51;
Private Collection, UK.
Exhibitions
Holburne Museum, Bath, 1999;
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2000-2003.
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