ENGLISH SCHOOL (c.1800)

ENGLISH SCHOOL (c.1800), A Clergyman, oval on ivory, unsigned, 3 1/4" x 2 1/2", the gold frame inscribed verso "A FUTURE STATE. God bless you my dear wife and may he watch over you with his providential care, and guide you in the paths of virtue and religion, whether you marry or no, always keep that great end in view, and in all dangers and difficulties do your best, leave the rest to him and I warrant you he will never forsake you", and centred by a hair curl with seed pearls, on opaline glass ground (Illustrated)