Robert Smirke R.A. Pencil Study A Young Woman Leaning On A Harp Circa.1800 tailor Executed on laid paper with

Executed on laid paper with crown watermark

Lady Georgina formed a close relationship with her late husband's nephew

while William was intelligent but overly serious

depicted half-length

Ottery St Mary

Robert Smirke R.A. Pencil Study A Young Woman Leaning On A Harp Circa.1800 tailor Executed on laid paper withRobert Smirke, R. A. 1752 1845. British School Pencil drawing Circa. 1800. Study of a young woman leaning on a harp. 12. 5 by 15. 5 cms image. 16. 5 by 19. 5 cms overall framed. Provenance: Christies 18 07 2012. Lot 785. Smirke first trained as a coach painter before joining the Royal Academy Schools in 1772. He exhibited literary and historical paintings as well as producing illustrations. He was elected A. R. A. in 1792 and a full Academician in