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Change of pace here is a full length Prince of Wales Geo IV supposed late Reynolds on the 2nd Vol of this big work. It is almost a direct steal from Copleys Earl Spencer. and here again is the prototype of Copleys Mrs Rogers as Lady Caroline Russell. looks like an early Hudson Reynolds. now either this is faked for Reynolds or the Copley is faked for Copley. how to hell! how in hell! Reynolds full l. Count La Lippe with gun very fine Sir W. Armstrong says in his catalog of Reynolds Russell Lady Caroline after w. Duchess of Marlboro (owned by Duke of Bedford) 3/4 length: sitting in garden: [[Bleuthesus?]] spaniel in lap : landscape with moonlight and clouds Painted 1759. Eng. by Jas. McArdell his plate copied by R. Purcell * * * * * here then is the basis of the Copley Mrs. Rogers It is inconceivable that Copley could have plagiarized Reyonlds design (1759) but the design is identical The most likely supposition is that some modern picture [[strikethrough]] forgers have [[/strikethrough]] English picture forgers knowing the growing demand for early "Coplys" in America proceeded to manufacture one from a print of the [[end page]] [[start page]] 120 Reynolds perhaps in ignorance that the original was a Reynolds. Either this or the other way round. However the design if by Copley is much less apt to have been copied for it would have remained obscure in the "WE & SayRant" family where it came from away from picture markets for Copleys [[strikethrough]] had let [[/strikethrough]] were supported to be of of very little value. [[At your Gravers?]] Dest of Artists Ex in Great Britan 1760 to 1890 Copley Showed 6 with Soc of Arts 43 " [[ditto for with]] RA 57 in all 8 " [[ditto for with]] RI A Graves Ex at B.I. big book Copley 1806 Death of Chatham Hagar & Ismael Abraham & Isaac Saul reproving Samuel 1807 King Ch I in Parl. demanding 4. ^[[insert]]11 ft by 8 [[/insert]] Watson & Shark 7 ft by 8 1/2 1809 Offer of crown to Lady Jane Grey 8 1/2 by 8 1811 "Same relating El." 8 by 6 1/2 A Graves Century of Loan Exs 5 Vols Copley 1 B.I. 1817 Chatham loan by A. Davison Tribute Money loan by RA