
Rhyanon Demery
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This plate formed part of a set ordered whilst John Franklin was serving as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Dieman's Land from 1836 to 1843. He embarked on his ill-fated expedition to discover the North West Passage two years later.
Provenance: Eleanor Isabella Gell (nee Franklin) of Hopton Hall; Sotheby's, Hopton Hall, 5 and 6 September 1989.