Lot Essay
An ivory version was sold at Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 50 and again 26 March 1979, lot 120.
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James Dewar, facing right in aubergine-coloured coat and waistcoat, white cravat, powdered wig en queue
Details
JOHN RISING (fl. c. 1785-1815)
James Dewar, facing right in aubergine-coloured coat and waistcoat, white cravat, powdered wig en queue
purportedly signed on the counter-enamel
enamel
oval, 26 in. (65 mm.) high, gold frame, the reverse with plaited hair
James Dewar, facing right in aubergine-coloured coat and waistcoat, white cravat, powdered wig en queue
purportedly signed on the counter-enamel
enamel
oval, 26 in. (65 mm.) high, gold frame, the reverse with plaited hair
Provenance
Mrs Cosens.
Philip Cosens, in 1926.
Mrs Hugh Myers; Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 8 (£42 to Jenkins).
Philip Cosens, in 1926.
Mrs Hugh Myers; Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 8 (£42 to Jenkins).
Literature
J. J. Foster, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London, 1926, p. 252.
B. S. Long, British Miniaturists, London, 1929, p. 364.
D. Foskett, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London, 1974, I, p. 469.
D. Foskett, Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge, 1987, p. 628.
B. S. Long, British Miniaturists, London, 1929, p. 364.
D. Foskett, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London, 1974, I, p. 469.
D. Foskett, Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge, 1987, p. 628.
Exhibited
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1928-1965.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.