Beffin, [Sarah] | A delightful forget-me-not by the famed armless artist , Beffin, [Sarah] | A delightful forget-me-not by the famed armless artist

Beffin, [Sarah]
Forget Me Not. 1847

Watercolor on board (100 x 98 mm). Holograph inscription "Drawn and written by Miss Beffin 1847." Previously laid down with accretions to verso, light finger soiling. [With] three additional clippings bearing the holograph addresses of Beffin, dated 1807-1809, one of which is at 17 New Bond Street (a mere two-minute walk from Sotheby's London offices).

This charming little watercolor depicts a wreath of flowers with a ribbon that beseeches the recipient to "Forget Me Not."

REFERENCE:
LP&FW, pp. 63-67

Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.

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