Lot 77 , John Miers (1752-1821), Silhouette of the Countess of Clarendon, painted and bronzed plaster, 8 x 6.5cm.

John Miers (1752-1821)
Silhouette of the Countess of Clarendon
painted and bronzed plaster
Looking to sinister, wearing a lace collar
8 x 6.5cm.
£150-200
The date of the work would suggest Maria Eleanor Villiers, Countess of Clarendon (23 January 1761 – 18 March 1844), formerly Maria Eleanor Forbes, the wife of John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.
Maria was the daughter and co-heir of Admiral Hon. John Forbes and his wife, the former Lady Mary Capell, daughter of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex. Her mother and the earl's mother being sisters, she and the earl were first cousins. They married on 5 January 1791, and had one daughter, Mary-Harriet, who never married and died in 1838.
The earl died in 1838 and was succeeded by his nephew. The countess died, aged 83, at Clarendon House, North Audley Street, Westminster.
A miniature portrait of the countess was painted on ivory by Richard Cosway.

Condition:
A few tiny dirt specks, slightly loose in the frame. Minor frame nicks, old label from The Antique Shop, Hog & Lamb Courtyard, Farnham, Surrey inscribed with the attribution to the sitter along with 'Miers, 111 Strand, London, c.1810-15'.

Sold for £95