Lot Essay
A slightly larger variant is in the Royal Collection (illustrated in D. Foskett, A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, London, 1972, II, pl. 47, no. 143).
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Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in lace-bordered claret coloured velvet dress, gold set emerald drop earring, her fair hair plaited and dressed in a bun; foliate background
Details
HENRY COLLEN (BRITISH, 1798-1872)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in lace-bordered claret coloured velvet dress, gold set emerald drop earring, her fair hair plaited and dressed in a bun; foliate background
signed and dated on the backing paper '1835. Painted by Henry Collen 37 Somerset Street Portman Square London.'
rectangular, 4¼ x 3 3/16 in. (108 x 81 mm.), gilt-metal mount within wood frame
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in lace-bordered claret coloured velvet dress, gold set emerald drop earring, her fair hair plaited and dressed in a bun; foliate background
signed and dated on the backing paper '1835. Painted by Henry Collen 37 Somerset Street Portman Square London.'
rectangular, 4¼ x 3 3/16 in. (108 x 81 mm.), gilt-metal mount within wood frame
Provenance
Nagel, Stuttgart, 14 June 1982, lot 531.
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