The sitter in Portrait of a lady in the character of Una, by Sir William Beechey c. 1821, was Clara Fuller, the daughter of Augustus Elliott Fuller. The portrait was paid for, and probably commissioned, by Clara Fuller's grandmother Mrs Meyrick, Augustus Elliott Fuller's mother-in-law. '[T]his portrait is probably now at the family seat at Bodorgan' [to which A.E. Fuller's eldest son succeeded].
W. Roberts, Sir William Beechey R.A. (London, 1907) p. 154.
In the will of Owen Putland Meyrick (q.v.) he specified the portrait and ordered it not be sold.
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Collector?
Yes
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Dispersal Date
30th Nov -0001
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
