English Male

Reference: 2189

Richard Crosse, circa 1780 A Handsome portrait of Mr. Homfrey with powdered hair wearing dark blue coat, waistcoat and frilled cravat In the original gold frame Mr. Homfrey is recorded in Crosse’s fee book, No. 83 as being painted in 1780

Dimensions: oval, 2 inches high

Reference: 2191

The Countess of Lucan, Lady Margaret Bingham, early 19th Century, after Samuel Cooper Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) the third son of Oliver Cromwell wearing armor inside a cave In gilt-metal mount, signed with initials on the front and in full on the back

Dimensions: Oval, 2 1/2 inches high

Reference: 2178

Charles Hayter, circa 1794 The artist and architect Joshua Kirby (1716-1794), wearing brown coat, white waistcoat and tied cravat Set in the original gold frame, the reverse with lock of hair on green tin foil backing Kirby was a close friend of Gainsborough whom he got to know when the two men collaborated on a painting around 1748. They became life-long friends and both of them were buried at Kew.

Dimensions: oval, 2 5/8 inches high

Reference: 2055

Philip Jean, circa 1785 Thomas John Weir, Lieutenant Royal Scots Guards, 1st Footguards 1782, wearing a gold trimmed scarlet coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat signed indistinctly with initials, and dated 17(--), in gold coloured frame oval, 1 3/4 inches high Thomas married a Catherine Kynaston and died 13th December 1849

Dimensions:

Reference: 2193

Charles Sherriff, circa 1790 A good portrait of a Gentleman with powdered hair, wearing a grey coat, white waistcoat and tied cravat, standing before a red curtain background

Dimensions: oval 2 11/16 inches high

Reference: 2190

John Hazlitt, circa 1790 A good portrait of a Gentleman with the initials J.N.H – possibly the artist himself, wearing a brown coat and waistcoat, white stock and cravat Set in period style gold coloured frame, signed on the reverse

Dimensions: Oval, 2 7/8 inches high

Reference: 2185

John Wright, circa 1800 A good portrait of Mr. Colleton, father of Jessica Charlotte Lady Watson, wearing a black coat, white waistcoat and tied stock signed on the reverse, set in the original gold frame, the glazed reverse to reveal signature and address Burlington Gardens corner of Old Bond Street: together with an enamel of the same sitter possibly also by Wright

Dimensions: oval, 3 1/8 inches and 2 inches high respectively (2)

Reference: 2184

Henry Edridge, circa 1795 An elderly Gentleman with grey hair and side burns wearing a blue coat, yellow waistcoat and tied white cravat Set in gold– coloured frame the reverse with blue glass

Dimensions: Oval, 2 3/4 inches high

Reference: 2181

Walter Stephens Lethbridge, circa 1800 A young Gentleman with side burns, wearing a black coat and waistcoat, white frilled cravat and stock Set in gilt-metal frame, the reverse with cut-out silhouette of a young lady on brown background

Dimensions: Oval, 2 3/4 inches high

Reference: 2179

Andrew Plimer, circa 1800 A Gentleman wearing a brown coat, striped gold and white waistcoat and white stock In gilt-metal frame the reverse with locks of hair tied with seed pearls and gold wire

Dimensions: Oval, 2 3/4 inches high