RICHARD CROSSE
Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, wearing green jacket with yellow waistcoat and white cravat and stock
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Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, wearing green jacket with yellow waistcoat and white cravat and stock
RICHARD CROSSE
Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, wearing green jacket with yellow waistcoat and white cravat and stock
The Limner Company : Portrait Miniature
Date circa 1780
Epoque Georgian
Origine England
Medium Watercolour on ivory
Dimension 3.2 cm (1¹/₄ inches)
Richard Crosse was born deaf and non-verbal, and is said to have first taken up miniature painting as a hobby. This hobby soon developed into a career, during which he became Enamel Painter to King George III. The present work, which dates stylistically to the 1780s, represents his ability to depict fine details in the hair and skin of his sitters. It is also reminiscent of the Crosse’s self-portrait, painted in the same decade, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum (P.147-1929).
The frame in which this miniature is housed demonstrates many of the popular decorative features used in the late eighteenth century. Split pearls, coloured glass, and hair work all turned miniatures into wearable accessories, as well as lifelike depictions. It is likely that the owner of this miniature would have worn it on a chain or a ribbon, looped through the fausse montre top.
The frame in which this miniature is housed demonstrates many of the popular decorative features used in the late eighteenth century. Split pearls, coloured glass, and hair work all turned miniatures into wearable accessories, as well as lifelike depictions. It is likely that the owner of this miniature would have worn it on a chain or a ribbon, looped through the fausse montre top.
Date: circa 1780
Epoque: Georgian
Origine: England
Medium: Watercolour on ivory
Dimension: 3.2 cm (1¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Bonhams, London, 19 January 2017, lot 182;
Private collection.
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