Original watercolour portrait of Phoebe Hessel as an old woman, seated in a chair, dressed in blue mop cap and cape with houses in the background. Below the painting an inscription and below a life history. Mounted glazed and framed. Inscription reads: 'Phoebe Hessel served as a Private in The 5th Regiment of Foot, an original portrait sketched from life when she was 106 years of age, born 1713, died 12th December 1821 aged 108'.

ALNFM : 6302    From Maj F.T. Leather