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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  14 May 2012 ~ 6.00pm (Lots 1-213)
  15 May 2012 ~ 2.00pm (Lots 214-343)
  15 May 2012 ~ 6.00pm (Lots 344-571)
• Lot #:
  98
• Lot Description:
  Unknown Artist
  Late 17th / Early 18th Century, English School
  Three British Portraits
  oil on canvas (4)
  29.3 x 24.2cm Each
  (a) inscribed 'Francis Greary, 16th Lt. Dgs, Born 1752. Killed Dec 13th 1776 in DA' (b) inscribed 'Elizabeth Greary, Lady Twisden, Born 1754-1815' (c) inscribed 'Miss Judith Greary. Born 1750-Died 1796', the reverse bears inscription 'Old Soar Manor'
• Notes:
  Francis Geary was the son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary born in 1752 and was sent to North America with the 16th Light Dragoons in 1776. As part of the British reconnaissance during the American Revolutionary War, Geary was ambushed at East Amwell, New Jersey and shot by local militiamen. His body was buried in the woods stripped of valuables and hastily covered up in a shallow grave.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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