British & Irish Portrait Miniatures: Nineteenth Century

Listed in chronological order by the date of each painting
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Georgian Era Scottish Gentleman

Scottish
dated 1800
by David Gibson (fl. 1788-1804)
(signed obverse, lower left, "Gibson / 1800")

2 1/4 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a heavy, gilt metal surround with an ormolu mat

Georgian Era Boy, Wearing an Oversized Cap
and Standing at the Gravesite of What is Presumed to
Be either His Deceased Older Brother or Late Father

English
circa 1800
Artist Unknown

2 x 2 1/2 inches (sight); full frame measures 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later,
lemon-gilt wooden frame

Young, Georgian Era Lady (Likely a Bride),
Depicted with a Sky Background and Wearing a
White Dress and Lace Veil

English
circa 1800
by James Barry (also known as John Barry; fl. 1784-1827)

2 5/16 x 2 15/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Georgian Era Irish Boy,
Identified by the Initials "J. H."

Irish
circa 1800
by Frederick Buck (1771-ca. 1840)

1 5/8 x 2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame
with plaited hairwork and a gold cipher to the reverse with the initials "J. H."

Formerly a holding of the Comerford Collection (John and Pauline Comerford)
and exhibited May - September, 2009, at the Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin, Ireland

Georgian Era Child
Wearing a Black Mourning Dress

English
circa 1810
attributed to William Patten, Jr. (1792-1843)

2 x 2 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a 14k gold
pendant frame with plaited hair to the reverse

Georgian Era Lady Wearing a
White Gown with a High Collar

English
circa 1810
by Nicholas Freese (ca 1761-1831)

2 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

(the finest example of Freese's work that we have encountered)

Georgian Era Bride Named Eliza,
Wearing a White Gown and Veil

English
circa 1810
by Anne Mee (née Foldstone, ca. 1770-1851)

2 11/16 x 3 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory;housed in a gilt metal pendant frame with cobalt glass,
hairwork and the name "Eliza" carved in gold to the reverse

Georgian Era Lady Wearing a Colorful Turban

English
circa 1810
by Anne Mee (née Foldstone, ca. 1770-1851)

2 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally affixed within a larger frame

Young, Georgian Lady, Painted in the Nude and
Depicted in a Symbolic, Romanesque Scene

English
circa 1811-1813
by John Hopkins (fl. 1791-1813)
(Inscribed to reverse, "Painted by John Hopkins / Aske Terrace / City Road")

3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a hinged, red leather traveling case (only partially shown)

Regency Era Gentleman in Three-Quarter View

English
circa 1815-1820
by Thomas Langdon (ca. 1769-1826)

2 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that is set within an ebonized wood frame (not shown)

Miss Jane Weston (1796-1835; Later Mrs. James Pattenden)
of Burwash, Sussex, Painted at the Age of 21

English
dated 1817
by James Morris Davis (ca 1790-1841)
signed and dated to the reverse

2 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Late Georgian Era University Scholar, Wearing
a Black Cloak and Mortarboard, Identified by
the Monogrammed Initial 'F' (in Seed Pearls to the Reverse)

English
circa 1820
Artist unknown

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt copper pendant
frame with cobalt glass and a seed pearl monogram to the reverse

Late Georgian Era University Scholar,
Identified by the Monogrammed Initials 'E.A.',
Wearing a Black Stole and Mortarboard

English
circa 1820-1830
Artist unknown

2 3/8 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilded copper case with cobalt glass,
plaited hair and a seed pearl monogram to the reverse

Late Georgian Era Theology Student
Holding a Bible Open to the Passage of 1 John 5:7

English
circa 1820-1830
Artist unknown

2 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilded copper case with opalescent glass,
elaborate hair art and seed pearls to the reverse

Regency Era Lady Wearing a Finely Ornamented
Black Dress, a Lace Bonnet and a Cashmere Shawl

English
dated 1820
by Isaac Wane Slater (1785-1836)

2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; currently unframed

Late Georgian Era Lady of Worcester,
Wearing a Blue Dress with a Lace Shawl and Bonnet,
and Depicted with a Sunset Sky Background

English
dated 1826
by Isaac Wane Slater (1785-1836)
(signed, obverse, lower right corner, "I. W. Slater / 1826")

2 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later (not original to the portrait) gilt metal frame

Late Georgian Era Lady Lying in Repose,
Post Mortem

English
circa 1830
Artist unknown

3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

Lieut. Col. James Noble (1788-1837) of the
29th Regiment of Native Infantry on the Madras Establishment
at the East Indies Company of Masulipatnam, British India

English
dated 1833
by Maria Chalon (1800-1867)
(signed on backing paper to the reverse, "Maria Chalon pinxt / 1833")

3 3/8 x 4 inches (sight); frame measures 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilded wood and gesso frame with an ormolu mat

Miss Isabella Duncanson Noble (1790-1870,
Youngest Sister of Lt. Col. James Noble),
Wearing a Tartan Shawl, a Large Gold Brooch
and a Pearl Ferronnière

English
dated 1838
by Maria Chalon (1800-1867)
(inscribed on backing paper to the reverse, "Portrait of /
Miss Noble / painted by / Maria Chalon / Septr. 1838")

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt copper pendant frame

Young, Victorian Era Boy Wearing a Vibrantly-Colored Silk
Tartan Jacket and Depicted with a Sky Background

Scottish
circa 1840
Artist unknown

1 5/8 x 2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal
brooch with a panel of mother-of-pearl to the reverse

Early Nineteenth Century, Red-Haired Girl Seated
in a Chair and Holding a Black Kitten in Her Lap

Believed to be of English origins
circa 1840
Artist unknown

2 1/4 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a
later (circa 1910) gilt metal pendant frame

Rev. John Carey Pengelly (1803-1883),
Victorian Era Wesleyan (Methodist) Minister

English
circa 1840
by William Essex (ca. 1784-1869)

1 1/2 x 1 15/16 inches (sight)

enamel on porcelain; housed in a gilt metal surround with later added bale;
inscribed to the reverse, "Revd J. C. Pengelly / Painted by Essex"

Isabella Mary Spencer Smith (1846-1870),
Painted at the Age of 17
(older sister of Augusta Frances Spencer Smith -- see related portrait below)

English
dated 1863
by Reginald Easton (1806-1892)

2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Augusta Frances Spencer Smith (1849-1934),
Painted at the Age of 14
(younger sister of Isabella Mary Spencer Smith -- see related portrait above)

English
dated 1863
by Reginald Easton (1806-1892)

2 9/16 x 3 3/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Young, Victorian Era Lady in Profile View

English
dated 1895
by Arthur Denoon Young (1864-1920)

2 1/4 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Late Nineteenth Century Boy
Depicted with a Sky Background

Anglo-American
dated 1896
by Hugh Nicholson (1865-1932)
(signed obverse, lower edge, "H. Nicholson '96")

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case

Miss Rachel Estelle Berridge (1871-1952),
Who Later Became Countess of Clonmell

English
dated 1898
by Alyn Mattieu Williams (1865-1941)
(signed obverse, lower right edge "Alyn Williams / 1898")

2 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case with a pierced spiral crested bail

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