Lot 1266: Charles Rosenberg (Austrian 1745-1844): Profile

Charles Rosenberg (Austrian 1745-1844): Profile Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly W Pemberton, circa 1800, painted on the underside of glass, wearing a top hat and gazing to dexter, against a salmon pink ground, within a leaf and arch decorative verre eglomise border, within turned and stained pearwood frame with original label verso inscribed Mr Rosenberg of Bath, Profile Painter to their Majesties & Royal Family, also indistinctly inscribed in ink with the sitter's name W Pemberton W, 8cm See illustration ALSO ILLUS OF LABEL At the end of the 18th century Bath was practically the second capital of England. Rosenberg was well acquainted with many members of the aristocracy and court, and his sitters included the Duke of York.