Portrait of Mrs. Fisher, wife of the Bishop of Salisbury, half-length, wearing an elaborately ruffled white dress trimmed with blue ribbons

John Downman, A.R.A. (Ruabon, Wales 1750-1824 Wrexham) Portrait of Mrs. Fisher, wife of the Bishop of Salisbury, half-length, wearing an elaborately ruffled white dress trimmed with blue ribbons signed and dated 'J. Downman/1788' (lower right), and inscribed and dated 'Mrs Fisher. 1788. Original/ The Wife of my good friend Dr. Fisher/ Canon of Windsor./ I drew two of her, and the Dr. who/ became Bishop of Salisbury' (on the page of the sitters' book), and numbered '17' (upper right, overmounted) pencil, stump and watercolour, oval; laid down on the page of the artist's sitters' book 8 3/8 x 7 in. (21.2 x 17.8 cm.)