Auction 65 / Lot 1669

This image shows a portrait of a woman from an earlier era, set in an oval, metallic frame. The person depicted wears a large, light-colored cap and a dark brown dress with a plunging neckline and white lace collar. Her gaze appears thoughtful, and she has slight blushes on her cheeks.
This image shows a portrait of a woman from an earlier era, set in an oval, metallic frame. The person depicted wears a large, light-colored cap and a dark brown dress with a plunging neckline and white lace collar. Her gaze appears thoughtful, and she has slight blushes on her cheeks.
Nahaufnahme einer ovalen, veralteten Schriftprobe mit handgeschriebenem Text auf einem vergilbten Papier. Der Text enthält die Worte „Regius [+ unleserliches Wort] By his: Word, of Canterbury, lord“, geschrieben in schwungvoller Kalligraphie. Der Hintergrund ist dunkel, was den Fokus auf das Schriftstück lenkt.
Title
FINE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY WITH A HAT
Artist
WILLIAM WOOD
Artist Data
1769 Suffolk - 1810 London
Origin
London, around 1790
Technique
Gouache on ivory
Dimension
76 x 57 mm / 95 x 65 mm (with frame)
Reserve price
180 €
Hammer price
12,000 €
Description

Verso: Signed on the reverse side of the paper cover 'By Will: Wood, of Corkstreet, Lond. High oval form. Half-length portrait of a young lady in a brown dress to the right. The band of the yellow hat decorated with flower-like bouquets. Framed behind glass in 14 ct. gold mount. Literature: Daphne Foskett: Miniatures. Dictionary and Guide, Suffolk 1990, 387. Exhibition catalogue: Daphne Foskett: British Portrait Miniatures, Edinburgh 1965; Kunsthandel Wachholz, Munich.