Nelly O'Brien

Provenance

Data provided by The Hunterian and formatted at Carnegie Museum of Art:

Sir Joshua Reynolds [1723-1792], the artist, London, England, between 1762 and 1764. Possibly Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet [1733–1786]. Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet [1772-1848], London, England, by 1845. Edward Mills, by 1858. Mrs. Charlotte Cooper, by 1886; by descent to Brigadier General R.J. Cooper; sale, Christie’s, London, England, December 12, 1947, lot 11 [1]; bought by W.H. Simpson, December 12, 1947. W.A. Cargill, before 1970; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 1970.

Notes:

[1]. Brigadier General R.J. Cooper sale.

Data provided by The Hunterian:

Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet?
By descent to the Earl of Thanet’s illegitimate son?
Sir Thomas Baring by 1845
Edward Mills by 1858
By descent to Mrs Charles Cooper by 1886
By descent to Brigadier General R.J. Cooper
Brigadier General R.J. Cooper sale Christie’s 12 December 1947 (11), bought by W. H. Simpson. In the sale catalogue, it is specified that it was exhibited at the British Institution, 1858 (no 128) and was from the Francis Baring collection.
Bequeathed to Glasgow University by W.A. Cargill, 1970
Correspondence with Professor Ellis Waterhouse dated 12 March 1970 states that there was a picture of her sold to Lord Thanet’s executors in 1786, which may have been The Hunterian’s. Some of Lord Thanet’s possessions passed to an illegitimate son by Nelly O’Brien. By 1845 it was exhibited as in Sir Thomas Baring collection.