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Tayler, Charles Foot - portrait of a young man

This miniature portrait is signed "C F Tayler 1821" for Charles Foot Tayler (1800-1853). The sitter is unknown. 24

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Tayler, Charles Foot - portrait of old lady

Both these miniature portraits are signed "C F Tayler 1820" for Charles Foot Tayler (1800 - 1853). He came from the Isle of Wight, but painted in Bath for many years. The portraits are interesting, as...

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Macleay, Kenneth - portrait of a lady

This miniature portrait is signed 'K MLeay 1834" for Kenneth Macleay (1802 -1878) . The sitter is unidentified. 301

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Dixon, Annie - portrait of young girl

This miniature portrait is signed on the reverse, "Portrait painted by Miss A Dixon, Horncastle". This is for Annie Dixon (1817-1901). The sitter is unknown. 303

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Dixon, Annie - portrait of a youg girl

This miniature portrait is inscribed on the reverse, "by Miss Dixon Horncastle and No. 5 Fitz Roy House(?), Fitz Roy Square". The name of the sitter is also shown, but unfortunately a previous owner...

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Stevenson, William - portrait of Seth William Stevenson

The painter of this miniature portrait is not known for sure. However, if the sitter is aged 36 or less in the miniature, and with the help of a kind visitor as noted further below, it is most likely...

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Unknown - portrait of Sir Walter Scott

This miniature portrait is by an unknown artist, but the sitter is Sir Walter Scott, the famous Scottish author. 985

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Thomson, William J - portrait of John Gloag

This miniature is signed and dated 1814 on the reverse. The artist is William John Thomson (1771-1845). He was born in Savannah in the United States, but for much of life he worked in Edinburgh,...

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Donaldson, John - portrait of William Pitt the Younger

Although unsigned, this miniature portrait has been attributed to John Donaldson (1737-1801), a Scottish artist who also worked in London.One of the bracelet clips at the rear is engraved "Rt Hon'ble...

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Unknown - portrait of a man

This unsigned miniature portrait is oil on copper. Although included under British, it may be European. 328A kind visitor has since left a comment wondering if it is by Cornelius Troost (1697-1750)....

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Harding, George - portrait of John Maynard

This miniature portrait is signed "G P Harding del 1811" for George Perfect Harding" (1780-1853). The portrait is inscribed "To John Maynard Kt". This appears to be a copy of the portrait of Sir John...

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Andras, Catherine - portrait of King George III

This miniature portrait is in wax and is signed below the bust "C Andras A D 1820". Catherine Andras (1775-1860) was a wax modeller who worked in London. This wax model of George III is recorded in...

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Smith, Joachim - portrait of John Smart

These two identical bronze medals are of the miniature painter John Smart. The reverse is blank in both cases. In her book about John Smart, Daphne Foskett comments on the medal as follows. "A medal...

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Buck, Frederick - portrait of Hester Osborn

This miniature portrait is unsigned, but is painted in the distinctive style of Frederick Buck (1771-1840), an Irish artist who was born in Cork and also worked in Dublin. He painted many portraits of...

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Unknown - portrait of a naval officer

Neither the artist or sitter are known. 199

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Unknown - portrait of the Chevalier d'Eon

Collecting miniature portraits is sometimes like a lucky dip as one never knows quite what will come up next. Although this portrait is a little larger than a miniature, 140mm x 110mm, and drawn in...

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Ballard, Thomas - portrait of Joseph Baylis

This miniature portrait is in pen and ink, but is unsigned. The lower front right, on his sleeve, bears the inscription "AE 81" for 81 years. The sitter is named on the reverse as Joseph Baylis...

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Carlyle, T- portrait of man, possibly Thomas Carlyle

This miniature is possibly an early portrait of the fam0us Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). For much more about him see Thomas CarlyleCarlyle's books and articles are believed to have...

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Princess Amelia - portrait of King George III

This very interesting miniature of George III (1738-1820) is unsigned, but has been attributed to Princess Amelia (7 Aug 1783-3 Nov 1810) the youngest daughter of George III and reputedly his favourite...

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Rosse, Michael - portrait of King William III

Although the artist is unconfirmed, this enamel miniature of King William III (1650-1702) would have been painted around 1700. Thus it is about 300 years old, and one of the oldest miniatures in the...

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Scot, A - portrait of a minister and his wife

Unfortunately the two sitters in this pair of miniature portraits are unidentified, so little can be said about them. The man is obviously a minister and by the quality of the miniatures and of the...

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William Essex and William Bishop Ford - Impudence

Recently, A tiny enamel miniature by William Bishop Ford was added to the collection. But that has now been "exceeded" in miniature by a similar miniature of the same subject by William Essex...

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Unknown - portrait of Mrs Robert Owen and family

Some basic research has revealed that this impressively framed miniature portrait had bounced around between various auction houses before ending up in this collection.The most recent vendor described...

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Unknown - portrait of Percy Shelley

This is a rare miniature portrait of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). He was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English...

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Smart, John portrait of General Thomas Bruce

This month sees the fortunate addition to the collection of a miniature portrait by the famous miniature painter John Smart (1742/3-1811).The sitter is identified on the rear as General Bruce and on...

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