Lot Details
Lot 546
Irish School
18th Century
Portrait of a lady believed to be Arabella Godfrey (b. 1731)
Inscribed Arabella Godfrey/d[aughter] of Colonel William Godfrey/of Bushfield (ur)
Oil on canvas
32 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches (81.9 x 64.8 cm)
Colonel WIlliam Godfrey was the son of John Godfrey of Bushfield, County Kerry, Ireland. He and his wife Elizabeth Downing became the parents of four daughters, one of whom was Arabella, the purported sitter for this portrait. Arabella and her husband, Dr. Francis Drew, were the parents of eight children.
C Property from the Collection of Alvin and Arlene Greenbaum
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