A pair of miniatures portraying Francis Farquharson 'Baron Ban' of Monaltrie (1710-1790) and his sister, Rachel: he, wearing coat, waistcoat, frilled chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with ribbon; she, wearing low-cut dress over frilled chemise, her hair partially upswept. Ink and wash on vellum, ebonised and turned wood frames, the reverse of each inscribed with the sitters' details and signed, James Ferguson Pinxt/ 1735. Oval, 83mm (3 1/4in) high (2)
A pair of miniatures portraying Francis Farquharson 'Baron Ban' of Monaltrie (1710-1790) and his sister, Rachel: he, wearing coat, waistcoat, frilled chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with ribbon; she, wearing low-cut dress over frilled chemise, her hair partially upswept. Ink and wash on vellum, ebonised and turned wood frames, the reverse of each inscribed with the sitters' details and signed, James Ferguson Pinxt/ 1735. Oval, 83mm (3 1/4in) high (2)
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