Samuel De Wilde Late 18th.Century Theatrical Portrait Mrs Maria Gibbs 1795 The Durham Ox Possibly a portrayal of the

Possibly a portrayal of the Poetess Sappho

drapery and camels

Century Oil on artists board

Mannings lists two portraits of the sitter by Reynolds The first painted for the Duke of Dorset in Ca

Private collection UK

Samuel De Wilde Late 18th.Century Theatrical Portrait Mrs Maria Gibbs 1795 The Durham Ox Possibly a portrayal of theSamuel De Wilde 1748 1832. British School 18th. Century. A superb large format pencil and watercolour study of an Actress in quaker costume. Signed and dated lower left 1795. Possibly a portrait of Mary (Maria) Gibbs (ca. 1770 1850). 23. 5 by 38. 5 cms image. Laid on to original mount 30 by 43 5 cms overall. Some slight foxing and staining to no real detriment. De Wilde was a portrait painter and etcher of Dutch descent, famous for his theatrical