Painted on ivory, rectangular, in a gilt-metal mount, signed, inscribed and dated 1842 on the reverse; in a fitted maroon leather case, 9.1cm.
In 1838 Lady Sophia Cecil née Lennox (1809-1902), married Lord Thomas Cecil (1797-1873), the younger brother of Brownlow, 2nd Marquess of Exeter (1795-1867).
William Egley, despite the discouragement of his father and with no artistic training, eventually became an accomplished and much sought after miniaturist.
