Artist Unknown, circa 1835, A Colonial portrait believed to be Sophia Howell, nee Wilkinson, the panel board bearing the paper label verso for R. Davy, 83, Newman Street, London, oil on panel, 26, x 21.5 cm. Note: Sophia Hovell, nee Wilkinson, was the second wife of the explorer William Hovell Panel boards by R.Davy were imported to the colony by Thomas Bock. Provenance: Purchased from the sale of the Estate of the late Hope Ryrie, Roseville, NSW. Private Collection Sydney