Attributed to Edward John Poynter - Half Length Portrait of a Lady in Roman Dress, identified as Mrs Whitelaw Reid, late 19th century oil on canvas, label verso, 35.5cm x 34.5cm. Note: Edward Poynter is documented meeting Elizabeth Whitelaw Reid (an American heiress and wife of the American Ambassador to Paris) on several occasions, including a function for Mark Twain at Dorchester House, 21st June 1907. This portrait, a fragment of a larger work, shares compositional and costume elements with 'Head study of a young girl in profile', Christie's 28th Jan 2015, lot no. 800, and 'Study' reproduced in 'The Magazine of Art', May-Oct 1897, opposite p.2.