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A gentleman and lady; he, facing right in blue coat with heavy gold brocade border, white waistcoat with matching border and lace cravat, long powdered wig; and she, facing right in lace-bordered pale green silk dress with bow at corsage and lace cuffs, her arms folded and holding a closed fan in her right hand; foliate, sky and cloud background
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CIRCLE OF WELPER, CIRCA 1740/50
A gentleman and lady; he, facing right in blue coat with heavy gold brocade border, white waistcoat with matching border and lace cravat, long powdered wig; and she, facing right in lace-bordered pale green silk dress with bow at corsage and lace cuffs, her arms folded and holding a closed fan in her right hand; foliate, sky and cloud background
on vellum laid down on card
rectangular with rounded corners, 1 11/16 x 2 5/16 in. (43 x 58 mm.), silver-gilt frame
A gentleman and lady; he, facing right in blue coat with heavy gold brocade border, white waistcoat with matching border and lace cravat, long powdered wig; and she, facing right in lace-bordered pale green silk dress with bow at corsage and lace cuffs, her arms folded and holding a closed fan in her right hand; foliate, sky and cloud background
on vellum laid down on card
rectangular with rounded corners, 1 11/16 x 2 5/16 in. (43 x 58 mm.), silver-gilt frame
Exhibited
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Bildnisminiaturen aus niedersächsischem Privatbesitz, 1918, no. 284, illustrated (lent by Dr. Leo Catzenstein, Hanover).
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