Attributed to Henry Pickering (circa 1725-circa 1775)/Portrait of Sir Howe Hicks (1722-1801) 6th Bt/Portrait of Lady Hicks (1715-1802)/both half-length, he in a blue coat and white waistcoat with a gilt front, she in a white dress trimmed with lace and a blue cloak with ribbons/a pair/oil on canvas, 76cm x 63.5cm/Note: Sir Howe Hicks married Martha, daughter of his guardian Rev John Browne in 1739/Literature: 'A Cotswold Family' p.267 '...the slim boy eminently a gentleman in his blue velvet coat and white satin waistcoat and brown peruke...' 'Plump Martha Browne by his side was seven years older than he, but she was a little thing, with red lips and rounded shoulders and a trim waist...'