Lot 172
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Description
Lady Wolseley (Anne Fieldhouse) wife of Sir William Wolseley 5th Baronet, married about 1739-Died 1752, J Highmore to plaque and label verso, wearing a cream silk dress with drop pearl earrings and pearl pendant necklace, oil on canvas, under glass, unsigned, 75 by 63, gilt frame, 92 by 81cm.
Notes: Lady Anne Wolseley wife of the 5th Bt Anne Feildhouse, the beautiful daughter of a cheesemonger from Rugeley. Mother of four, three sons (William, Charles and James) and a daughter Sophia who married William Piggot. A devoted mother, who family tradition (diaries) relate, that she prayed for death after contracting smallpox as she was so disfigured and believed her husband would no longer love her. Died in 1752.
Condition: Under glass not examined out of frame, overall craquelure, has been relined.
Category: Art/Paintings
Estimate: 5000-7000 GBP
Categories
🎨Art & Antiques
172. CIRCLE OF JOSEPH HIGHMORE (BRITISH, 1692-1780): HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT.
Circle of Joseph Highmore oil on canvas portrait of Lady Wolseley (Anne Fieldhouse), 75x63cm in gilt frame.
Estimate
5.814 €(£5,000)–8.140 €(£7,000)
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Price checked 24/10/2026, 00:09:46
Lot ends in
10d 7h 51mLot Details
- Lot #
- 172
- Currency
- GBP
- Location
- Stamford, GB
- Lot Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 11:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:59:00
- Lots in Auction
- 188
