Lot 107: A Naval Officer, wearing blue coat with facings and standing collar edged with gold, gold epaulette, white stock and frilled chemise

A Naval Officer, wearing blue coat with facings and standing collar edged with gold, gold epaulette, white stock and frilled chemise. Watercolour on ivory, gold frame, the reverse glazed to reveal burgundy velvet. Oval, 74mm (2 15/16in) high

Philip Jean served in the Royal Navy under Admiral Rodney before he became a professional artist. It is therefore no surprise that a substantial part of his output features miniatures portraying naval officers. Jean's important 1801 commission portraying, Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez (1757-1836) is held by the National Portrait Gallery, London (inv.no. NPG 2549).