CHARLES FRASER (1782-1860)

James Rose, facing right in blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat; landscape background

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CHARLES FRASER (1782-1860)
James Rose, facing right in blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat; landscape background
signed and dated in pencil on the backing paper 'Painted by Charles Fraser . 1819 Do not remove this paper'
rectangular, 4 x 3 3/16 in. (102 x 81 mm.), gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse

拍品專文

Charles Fraser turned to miniature painting at the age of thirty-eight having trained as a lawyer. He was Charleston's foremost miniaturist painter and between 1818 and 1846, Fraser documented 633 works in a record book. He was chosen to paint Lafayette on his visit to Charleston in 1825. In 1857, an exhibition was mounted of his work showing miniatures, landscapes, still-lifes and sketches.