An English portrait miniature of a lady with a bonnet
An English portrait miniature of a lady with a bonnet
Gouache on ivory. Inscribed "Grg. Chinney, Sackville St. 1793" on a note set into the back of the frame. Slightly faded. 7.9 x 5.9 cm. Original gilt copper capsule frame with a border of hairwork on the reverse.
George Chinnery, London, 1793.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0499-23).
Provenance
Sotheby's London on 15th March 1982, lot 101.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 146 f.
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An English portrait miniature of a lady with a bonnet
Gouache on ivory. Inscribed "Grg. Chinney, Sackville St. 1793" on a note set into the back of the frame. Slightly faded. 7.9 x 5.9 cm. Original gilt copper capsule frame with a border of hairwork on the reverse.
George Chinnery, London, 1793.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0499-23).
Provenance
Sotheby's London on 15th March 1982, lot 101.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 146 f.
