John Giles Eccardt, German/British 1720-1779- Portrait of a lady in a blue dress, three quarter length, holding a rose; oil on canvas, 127x101.5cm Provenance: Christie's, New York, 20 June 2007, lot 85; Christie's, New York, 13 December 2007, lot 84 Note: born in Germany, Eccardt is thought to have moved to Britain at an early age. In London he is recorded as having worked as the assistant to J. B. Van Loo but in 1742 - after Van Loo left Britian - Eccardt and another assistant called Root set up business as portrait artists, with Eccardt painting faces of sitters and Root specialising in the drapery and backgrounds. His work became much sought after for his close association in style of Van Loo. Please refer to department for condition report