SAMPSON TOWGOOD ROCHE (IRISH 1759-1847) Portrait miniature of a Gentleman called Wilbraham, Keeper of Records in Dublin, circa 1790 wearing a blue coat and white chemise with frilled cravat Watercolour on ivory Gold mount, the reverse glazed to reveal ivory silk and an old contemporary hand written label inscribed Wilbraham, Keeper of Dublin papers as a young man Oval, 60mm (2 1/4 in) high Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 8, 36 (# 132), 67 (sitter # 34)