MARY LINWOOD (1755-1845)
Two similar embroidered panels of tigers, one prowling and one lying down.
The tiger lying down 132cm x 160cm
The tiger prowling 137cm x 165cm
Provenance: The Leigh Family of High Leigh and Jodrell Hall, Cheshire,
and thence by descent, The Old Rectory, Langton Long, Near Blandford, Dorset.
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£2,000 - £4,000
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Hammer price:
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£3,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Mary Linwood was born in Birmingham and moved to Leicester. She worked her first needlework picture at the age of 13. By the age of 31 Mary had attracted the notice of many, including the royal family and particularly Queen Charlotte. Mary moved to London and opened an Exhibition of her work at The Pantheon, Oxford Street. In 1785 she was summoned to Court at Windsor by George III to show her work. She received the Queen's "Highest Encomiums". In 1783 the Empress Catherine of Russia accepted an example of her work and the King of Poland was amongst her supporters.
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