ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (SWEDISH 1659–1743),... Lot n° 40

ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (SWEDISH 1659-1743) PORTRAIT OF KATHARINE BRISTOW, AGED 17 Oil on canvas, feigned ovalWith 19th century inscription 'KATHARINE BRISTOW AETAT 17, MARRIED TO GEORGE DASHWOOD OF HEVENINGHAM ESQ, 1711, AETAT 21 / BY DAHL / LINED AND RESTORED BY C. AMBROSE TAVISTOCK STREET COVENT GARDEN 1840' (verso)76.5 x 64cm (30 x 25 in.)Provenance:From a Private Collection in NorthamptonshireGeorge Dashwood (1680 - 1758) was the Tory MP for Stockbridge. His father, Sir Samuel Dashwood (1643 - 1705) became the Mayor of London in 1702. Katharine (1690-1779), also came from a family of politicians; her father being Robert Bristow (1662 - 1706), MP for for Winchelsea. Here two brothers, Robert (1688-1737) and John (1701-1768) were also MPs. Upon his death in 1758, Katharine served as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte, the Queen Consort of George III.