Lot Essay
Williamson and Engleheart (op. cit.) record that John Reid sat to Engleheart in 1796.
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John Reid, in blue coat with large gold buttons and frilled white cravat, powdered hair
Details
GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)
John Reid, in blue coat with large gold buttons and frilled white cravat, powdered hair
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with gold initials JR on plaited ground, later brooch attachment
John Reid, in blue coat with large gold buttons and frilled white cravat, powdered hair
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with gold initials JR on plaited ground, later brooch attachment
Provenance
Mrs Willis of Halinend, Streatham Common (in 1865).
Literature
G. Williamson/H. L. D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829 Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, p. 111.
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