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Historical Portrait Miniatures

Portrait of a Lady in White Chemise

H 3.5 x W 2.1 cm

Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux — Gouache and watercolour on ivory — c. 1790

Selina, Plimer's Angel

7.9 x 6.5 cm

Andrew Plimer — Watercolour on ivory set in metal and crystal — c. 1811

Portrait of a Young Lady Wearing a White Chemise

H 3 x W 2.1 cm

Jean-Antoine Laurent — Watercolour and gouache on ivory, mounted on a gold ring — c. 1790

Portrait of Diana Whittaker

Framed: 1.9 x 1.6 cm

Jeremiah Meyer — Glazed portrait miniature, gouache and watercolour on ivory, mounted with a surround of cushion-shaped diamonds in a silver setting on a gold band — c. 1768

Sleeping Lady after Matthew William Peters

Oval: H 7.4 x W 9.5 cm
With bale: H 9.3 x W 9.5 cm

Samuel Shelley — Gouache and watercolour on ivory, later gold frame — c. 1785

Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Dress

2.9 x 1.8 cm

Samuel Shelley — Gouache and watercolour on ivory, set in rose gold and diamonds — c. 1780

Locket Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress

With hook: 9.3 cm
Without hook: 7.3 cm

Jeremiah Meyer — Watercolour and gouache on ivory with a pearl border — c. 1780

Portrait of a Lady with Pearls

With hook: 7.7 cm
Without hook: 6 x 5 cm

George Engleheart — Gouache and watercolour on ivory — c. 1800

A Portrait of a Lady in an Ermine Bordered Lilac Coat with Pearls

4.7 x 4 cm

John Smart — Watercolour and gouache on ivory — 1781

Young Lady Drinking Cocoa

8 x 8 cm

Jean-Baptiste Soyer — Watercolour and gouache on ivory — c. 1790

Portrait Ring of a Gentleman with a White Bow

Framed: 2.2 cm
Unframed: 2.1 cm
Width: 1.1 cm

Jean-Baptiste Soyer — Watercolour and gouache on ivory with a gold oval bezel — c. 1795

Lady Elizabeth (1780 - 1825) and Lady Gertrude Howard (1783 - 1870), daughters of Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle

8 cm

Anne Mee — Watercolour and gouache on ivory — 1790

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