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
View ArticleTayler, 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...
View ArticleMacleay, Kenneth - portrait of a lady
This miniature portrait is signed 'K MLeay 1834" for Kenneth Macleay (1802 -1878) . The sitter is unidentified. 301
View ArticleDixon, 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
View ArticleDixon, 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...
View ArticleStevenson, 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...
View ArticleUnknown - 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
View ArticleThomson, 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,...
View ArticleDonaldson, 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...
View ArticleUnknown - 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)....
View ArticleHarding, 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...
View ArticleAndras, 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...
View ArticleSmith, 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...
View ArticleBuck, 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...
View ArticleUnknown - 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...
View ArticleBallard, 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...
View ArticleCarlyle, 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...
View ArticlePrincess 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...
View ArticleRosse, 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...
View ArticleScot, 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...
View ArticleWilliam 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...
View ArticleUnknown - 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...
View ArticleUnknown - 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...
View ArticleSmart, 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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