An English portrait miniature of a gentleman in red uniform - image-1

Lot 919 Dα

An English portrait miniature of a gentleman in red uniform

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 16:00 - Decorative Arts Furniture
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 882 € (incl. premium)

An English portrait miniature of a gentleman in red uniform

Gouache on ivory. 2.9 x 2.4 cm. Gilt copper frame.
Attributed to George Engleheart, around 1770.

Certificate

Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0493-23).

Provenance

Sotheby's London on 5th July 1984, lot 118.
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. 237 f.