Downman, Isabella Chloe (born 1787) – The artist and ‘a very gallant Beau’ winding yarn at the Hotel at Thorp-Arch, Yorkshire.

The artist and 'a very gallant Beau' winding yarn at the Hotel at Thorp-Arch, Yorkshire. Pencil and watercolour, by the daughter of John Downman A.R.A. (1749-1824). c.1810. Signed. Extensively inscribed ... 'During my residence at the Hotel at Thorp-Arch, I had a very gallant Beau, who used to employ himself in various acts of attention, one day he sat with all patience and held a quantity of yarn for me to wind, and as our general appearance was thought particularly interesting, I have represented the scene in Drawing'. Literature: Ralph Edwards, 'Portraits by Downman of his Realtions', Apollo, Vol. XVIII, No.105, Sept. 1933, (Ill. p.180). Provenance: Christies, 12th April 1920, Lot.17; to Pawsey and Payne; [...] Mrs Hubert Cordes; [...] Sotheby's, 24th September 1997; to A and H; Private Collection. 7.5x9 inches. Framed: 21x20 inches.