Lot 73: Henry Carr (British, circa 1770-1798) A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with silver buttons, fur trimmed red waistcoat, frilled white chemise and powdered wig

Name: Henry Carr (British, circa 1770-1798) A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with silver buttons, fur trimmed red waistcoat, frilled white chemise and powdered wig
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: dzinletp1i

Est: £500 GBP - £700 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 19, 2008

Item Overview

Description

A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with silver buttons, fur trimmed red waistcoat, frilled white chemise and powdered wig.
Signed on the obverse and dated H. CARR 1789, gold frame with paste border and blue glass reverse.
Oval, 55mm (2 3/16in) high
Literature: B. Long; British Miniaturists, 1966, p.62
D. Foskett; A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, 1972, vol.I, p.195

Artist or Maker

Henry (1770) Carr

Notes

The present lot is very close in style to the work of the Scottish miniaturist Patrick McMor(e)land lending weight to Basil Long's suggestion that Henry Carr may have been a Scottish artist.

Auction Details

Fine Portrait Miniatures

Bonhams

November 19, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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