ENGLISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1785) Portrait miniature of an Officer, circa 1785 wearing scarlet uniform with yellow facings, frilled cravat and black stock, a black tricorn hat, cloud and sky background Watercolour on ivory Gold frame, the reverse with seed pearl monogram PJW on blue glass medallion surrounded by further seed pearls, locks of brown hair tied with seed pearls and gold wire on opalescent glass Watercolour on ivory Oval, 70 mm (3 in) high Provenance: European lady: Christie's London, 21st April 1998 Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 9, 42 (#164) Even though the sitter and the artist remain presently unknown, this is a fine portrait which is very well executed.

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