SIR WILLIAM JOHN NEWTON (BRITISH 1785-1869) Portrait miniature of a young lady, (Mrs. Harvey?), her hair in long ringlets, wearing décolleté white dress with strands of pearls, landscape background Signed and dated on the obverse, W. J. Newton 1843 Watercolour on ivory Wood frame with gilded card slip Rectangular 12.3 cm (4.8 in) high Provenance: Bonhams, London, 10th April 2002 In 1831 Newton was appointed miniature-painter in ordinary to William IV and Queen Adelaide, and from 1837 to 1858 held the same post under Queen Victoria. He was knighted in 1837.