English School. Portrait of Samuel Barton, circa 1810-1820

English School. Portrait of Samuel Barton, circa 1810-1820, watercolour and gouache on ivory, laid down on card, head and shoulders portrait, half profile to right, of a brown-haired gentleman wearing a dark blue coat and white cravat, inscribed in pencil on verso with the sitter's name and attribution 'John Barry? or E. Taylor', 68 x 55mm (211/16 x 21/8 ins), ebonised frame, glazed (123 x 101mm)

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John Barry (active 1784-1827) lived in London and exhibited at the Royal Academy. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was among his sitters, and his works are housed in various institutional collections, including the V&A. Little appears to be known about the artist E. Taylor (1780-1830) who was active between 1802 and 1830.