English Artist: Thomas Hazlehurst

Portrait miniature by Thomas Hazlehurst of a young, Georgian era gentleman wearing a brown coat

Young, Georgian Era Gentleman
Wearing a Brown Coat

English
circa 1785
by Thomas Hazlehurst (ca. 1740-ca. 1821)*

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

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gold pendant frame with hairwork and an ornate, gold cipher to the reverse

formerly a holding of the Chilton Collection (Lady Katharine Chilton, 1877-1959, wife of British ambassador Sir Henry Getty Chilton) and, subsequently, Lenae Jane Nottingham McAllen (1887-1991, Mrs. John Lavelle McAllen) of Seattle, Washington

*This portrait had long been mis-attributed to miniature painter Patrick John McMorland (1741- ca. 1809).

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Thomas Hazlehurst
(click photos for larger views and additional information):

Portrait of Hannah Hardman, with Sepia-Toned
Mourning Scene to the Reverse, in Memory of
Hannah and Her Young Son Samuel