Captain James Carnegie (1778-1851), facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat

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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1750-1829)
Captain James Carnegie (1778-1851), facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat
signed and dated on the reverse 'No 3 G Engleheart Pinxit 1806'
oval, 3 9/16 in. (90 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with vari-coloured plaited hair and lock of hair

Provenance

Walter and Gertrude Rappolt; (+) Christie's, London, 14 October 1998, lot 99.

Literature

G. C. Williamson/H. L. D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829, London, 1902, p. 92.
E. E. Simmons, 'Deutsche Einflüsse in der englischen Porträtminiaturmalerei des 18. Jahrhunderts', Weltkunst, 22, 15 November 1978, illustrated p. 2686.

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.

Lot Essay

Williamson and Engleheart (op. cit.) record that Captain Carnegie sat to Engleheart in 1805 and again with his wife in 1806.
Another miniature of this sitter also signed by George Engleheart was sold in these rooms, 27 November 1979, lot 104.

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