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Unknown - portrait of Herbert Sotheby
This miniature portrait is unsigned and there is a second portrait inside the case. They are identified as "Lt Col Herbert George Sotheby DSO commanded 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders", the girl is his daughter "Lucy Elizabeth Sotheby". 323
The term "historical detective" may sound a little strange, but is the easiest way to express the intent of this research.
Seeking information to expand historical knowledge and finding, surprisingly often, "conventional wisdom" needs revision
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