ANDREW PLIMER
Portrait miniature of a young gentleman wearing a grey coat; set in a gold locket frame, the reverse with plaited hair within blue glass surround
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Portrait miniature of a young gentleman wearing a grey coat; set in a gold locket frame, the reverse with plaited hair within blue glass surround
ANDREW PLIMER
Portrait miniature of a young gentleman wearing a grey coat; set in a gold locket frame, the reverse with plaited hair within blue glass surround
The Limner Company : Portrait Miniature
Date circa 1795
Period 18th C
Medium Watercolour on ivory
Dimension 7.8 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
By the time this portrait was painted, circa 1795, Andrew Plimer was well established as an artist. He ran a successful practice from Golden Square in London’s Soho, a fashionable area, and had exhibited at the Royal Academy since 1786.
Plimer produced a prolific number of miniatures during his long career, and the speed at which he worked may have been the reason he abandoned consistently signing his works after 1789. The present portrait dates to the 1790s, soon after his practice had really gathered pace.
The sitter’s handsome looks follow Plimer’s style of idealisation, that clearly appealed to a large clientele. His strong aquiline nose and large, shadowed eyes are typical of this. However, the brilliant white glint in his pale eyes is particularly noticeable in this appealing example.
Plimer produced a prolific number of miniatures during his long career, and the speed at which he worked may have been the reason he abandoned consistently signing his works after 1789. The present portrait dates to the 1790s, soon after his practice had really gathered pace.
The sitter’s handsome looks follow Plimer’s style of idealisation, that clearly appealed to a large clientele. His strong aquiline nose and large, shadowed eyes are typical of this. However, the brilliant white glint in his pale eyes is particularly noticeable in this appealing example.
Date: circa 1795
Period: 18th C
Medium: Watercolour on ivory
Dimension: 7.8 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Bonhams, 25 November 1998, lot 116;
With Judy & Brian Harden, 8 April 1999;
Private Collection, UK.
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