The date of the hairstyle and clothing looks to be about 1785-1790.  The ornate hair styles of this decade incorporated ribbons and it was fashionable to wear a ribbon around the neck, sometimes with a brooch pinned to it. With thanks to Dr Susan North with her help in dating that clothing. The Original portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds is in the National Museum, Havana, Cuba.

This view is taken from Salcombe Hill  looking West across the Town with the Church  visible with High Peak and Peak Hill in the distance  and  the Signal mast visible.  We thank Nigel Hyman with his help in identifying the view in this watercolour.

The Signal mast on the top of Peak Hil is visible and  the presence of the building on the beach confirms that the painting was done before 1824 as that was the date of the ‘Great Storm’ that caused enormous damage including destruction of the buildings on the beach.  However we do  know that this watercolour was painted in 1805 as it is inscribed and dated.  We thank Nigel Hyman in confirming the location and description of the view.