Lot 106
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Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (British, 1794-1860)
Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (British, 1794-1860)
Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (British, 1794-1860)
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Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (British, 1794-1860)

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Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (British, 1794-1860)
A pair of miniatures: Sir William Fowle Middleton, 2nd Bt. of Crowfield and Shrubland Park (1784-1860) and his wife Lady Anne, née Cust (1775-1867)
Signed and dated 'Painted by W. C. Ross / 1829. Sir L. Middleton Bt.' and 'Painted by W. C. Ross / 1830' on the backing cards, respectively
On ivory
Rectangular, 98 x 76 mm., in gilt-bronze frames
Provenance
Shrubland Park, Suffolk; Sotheby's, 19-21 September 2006, lot 958.
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Lot Essay

Sir William Fowle Middleton was the son of Sir William Fowle Middleton, 1st Bt (1748-1829) who was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Lady Anne was the daughter of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow and Lady Frances Cust, née Bankes. The couple married in 1825 and they became the owners of Shrubland Park, Suffolk in 1829, the year the portrait of Sir William was painted by Ross.
A pair of oil on canvas paintings, described as copies of the present portraits, were lot 290 of the Shrubland Park sale in 2006.

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