A young lady, in lace-bordered pink dress and surcoat, blue and white striped bows on bodice, lace-bordered white shawl, drop pearl earring, white and blue forget-me-nots in her upswept brown hair

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JAMES (GIUSEPPE) MACPHERSON (ITALO-BRITISH, 1726 - C. 1780)
A young lady, in lace-bordered pink dress and surcoat, blue and white striped bows on bodice, lace-bordered white shawl, drop pearl earring, white and blue forget-me-nots in her upswept brown hair
signed 'J: Mapherson Pinx' (upper right)
enamel on copper
oval, 1 15/16 in. (49 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame

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Lot Essay

Signed enamels by this interesting artist are extremely rare. For further information, see R. Layton Elwes, 'Giuseppe Macpherson 1726-c1780', The British Art Journal - Somerset House, II, Winter 2000-2001, pp. 53-57.

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