Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
He trained and worked as a barrister and in 1776 married Agnes Cornish. The couple had six daughters, including twins, and one son. It was through his wife that Michael inherited Coleridge House in Stockenham, Devon. Like his father before him, he was elected Mayor of Truro in 1773. Upon his death in February 1828 at the age of 79, he was described as “much respected”.
Along with their brother Phineas, Joseph and Abraham Daniel were taught painting by their mother and developed similar styles making it difficult to differentiate their portraits. They both worked in the south west, the area local to Michael Allen. The portrait is set in the original gold frame with a decorative lock of dark hair laid on opalescent glass within a glazed aperture on the reverse.
Framed Size: 75 x 62mm
Provenance: UK Private Collection
APHA Registration: S1JS5R6W
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Portrait of Michael Allen of Coleridge by Daniel
