Lot Essay
The artist married, in 1811, Mary Barker.
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Details
John Cox Dillman Engleheart (British, 1782/1784-1862)
The Barker Family
On ivory; rectangular with arched top, 150 x 195 mm., gilt-metal mount in tortoiseshell-veneered frame
The Barker Family
On ivory; rectangular with arched top, 150 x 195 mm., gilt-metal mount in tortoiseshell-veneered frame
Provenance
De-accessioned by the great-granddaughter of the Mrs Barker portrayed, according to a label on the reverse.
Sotheby's, London, 12 May 1926, lot 174 (to Scott).
Harry Seal Collection, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby; (†) Christie’s, London, 16 February 1949, lot 8 (52 gns to Greyg or Greig).
David Greig Collection, London.
Sotheby's, London, 12 May 1926, lot 174 (to Scott).
Harry Seal Collection, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby; (†) Christie’s, London, 16 February 1949, lot 8 (52 gns to Greyg or Greig).
David Greig Collection, London.
Literature
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, II, p. 950 no. 375, illustrated in colour III, pl. 199 fig. 375.
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina, Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 115.
From 2005 to 2017 on loan to the museum of the Residenz, Munich, Portrait Miniatures Gallery, case III, no. 4.
From 2005 to 2017 on loan to the museum of the Residenz, Munich, Portrait Miniatures Gallery, case III, no. 4.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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