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WALPOLES

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Wearing a red coat and white stock, his hair tied in a queue.


Painted on ivory and initialled by the artist Thomas Hazlehurst (lower left); within a gold coloured metal frame. To the reverse a truly fine arrangement of the sitter's (?) hair laid onto opaline glass centred with a blue glass oval with the initials WJB formed of tiny graduated seed pearls; dating to circa 1790.


The ivory registered in accordance with the act.


Thomas Hazlehurst c.1740-1821 was born and worked in Liverpool as a miniaturist, around 1760-1818, his address in 1793 being 9 Rodney Street in that city. He exhibited at the Society for Promoting Painting and Design and at the Liverpool Academy. Examples of his work are held in the V&A, whilst the local History Department of the City of Liverpool Libraries holds a collection of some 387 paintings of Lancashire flora painted by the artist.


2.75 in x 2.25 in exc. suspension.


 

  • Period:
    • Price: £950.00
    • €1,101 Euro
    • $1,292 US Dollar
  • Location: London