Samuel Shelley (London 1750/56-1808) Youth and Beauty commiserating Valour, or the story of Belisarius signed and inscribed 'S Shelley/ Invt & pinx' (lower left) and 'DATE/ OBULUM/ BELISARIO/ 561' (upper right) watercolour on ivory, oval with the vertical and horizontal edges trimmed 12.9 x 16.6cm (5 1/16 x 6 9/16in). framed: 15 x 17.9cm Footnotes: Please note, this lot has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10) (Registration number LW8244MH) and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. Provenance Probably, the artist, by whose Executors sold His sale, Peter Coxe, London, 22 March 1809, lot 133 (Belisarius) Private Collection, UK, by descent Exhibited The Royal Academy, London, 1794, cat. 386 Samuel Shelley often used larger and longer pieces of ivory for his miniatures than those used by other artists, though this was usually to accommodate portrait groups. The present lot is very rare for the artist in terms of the larger size for a miniature alongside an unusual subject. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing