William Prewett, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1740

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1982;

Sold at their sale, Silhouettes and Fine Portrait Miniatures, Sotheby’s, London, March 15, 1982, lot 63, as A Young Girl [1];

Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919–2016), Germany and Switzerland, by 2016 [2];

Sold, Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Sotheby’s, London, May 7, 2020, lot 151, as Portrait of a Child [3];

Current location unknown.

Notes

[1] “A young girl, with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a pink dress with white sleeves, stomacher and underskirt, the bodice trimmed with white lace, enamel, gilt-metal mount, oval 1 13/16 in.; 4.6cm.” The annotated catalogue has a circled lot number and lists “460” below the lot description.

[2] Pohl-Ströher began collecting European portrait miniatures from 1978 until the time of her death. It is possible she acquired the work from its March 15, 1982, sale.

[3] “William Prewett, fl. 1735–1750, Portrait of a Child, circa 1740, Enamel on copper, gilt-metal frame; signed verso: W Prewett pinx, 4.4 by 3.7 cm, 1 3/4 by 1 1/2 in.” The lot sold for 1,375 pounds. For more information, see https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/old-masters-including-portrait-miniatures-from-the-pohl-stroeher-collection/william-prewett-portrait-of-a-child-circa-1740.

Silhouettes and Fine Portrait Miniatures (London: Sotheby’s, March 15, 1982), 18, as A Young Girl.