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Portrait miniature of a Lady, traditionally called Mrs Anna Blackburn, wearing a white dress, her hair lightly powdered and dressed with matching bandeau

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ANDREW PLIMER

Portrait miniature of a Lady, traditionally called Mrs Anna Blackburn, wearing a white dress, her hair lightly powdered and dressed with matching bandeau

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Date circa 1790

Period Regency

Origin England

Medium Watercolour on ivory

Dimension 7 x 6 cm (2³/₄ x 2³/₈ inches)

The most likely sitter for this portrait is Anne (not Anna) Blackburne (c. 1762-January 6, 1826) who was from the prominent Blackburne family of Orford Hall and Hale Hall in Lancashire. On August 3, 1786, she married William Bamford, Esq. of Bamford Hall and this portrait would therefore date to the first five years of their marriage. Her aunt, also an Anne Blackburne was a noted botanist and correspondent with Carl Linnaeus (b.1726).

This portrait by Plimer is a typical example from the apex of his career. Elegant and simple, his work reflected the Neoclassical lines which were favoured in fashion towards the end of the 18th century.

Date: circa 1790

Period: Regency

Origin: England

Medium: Watercolour on ivory

Dimension: 7 x 6 cm (2³/₄ x 2³/₈ inches)

Provenance: Bonhams, May 30, 2013, lot 113;
Private Collection, UK.

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