细节
FRENCH SCHOOL
CIRCA 1800
Colonel Henry Nairne, facing left in military uniform and plumed hat
watercolour on ivory
oval
in gilt metal frame
2¼.in. (6.4cm) x 2in. (5.1cm)
in gilt metal frame;
and a letter to Col. Nairne bearing signature Charles R & dated Rome y. 19th Jany. 1774
The letter reads:
Your letter of ye 20th December is the more agreeable to me, as I am convinced of your zeal and loyalty; your good wishes are very acceptable both to me and the Queen; in return be assured of my particular esteem and protection, Your sincere friend, Charles R. Rome y. 19th Jany. 1774, and underneath, Colonel Nairne
