Portrait Miniatures
English School, circa 1790
Details
English School, circa 1790
A mourning brooch of Hope as a Lady, beside an urn on a pedestal inscribed THO' LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY DEAR.
en grisaille, brooch clasp frame, reverse with hairwork in central panel and blue glass surround
oval, 2¼in. (57mm.) high; a decorative miniature of a Lady, said to be Lady Gordon, in white dress with frilled collar (After Cosway); a young Child, in white dress, on porcelain; and a daguerreotype of a Gentleman (4)
A mourning brooch of Hope as a Lady, beside an urn on a pedestal inscribed THO' LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY DEAR.
en grisaille, brooch clasp frame, reverse with hairwork in central panel and blue glass surround
oval, 2¼in. (57mm.) high; a decorative miniature of a Lady, said to be Lady Gordon, in white dress with frilled collar (After Cosway); a young Child, in white dress, on porcelain; and a daguerreotype of a Gentleman (4)