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A Grand Tour Portrait Miniature

18th century
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This portrait was reputedly once owned by Sir James Bland Burges (1752-1824) and is traditionally believed to depict a gentleman of that family. Burges was an author, a poet, a barrister and MP. As a young man he embarked on a Grand Tour and had his portrait painted in oils by Pietro Labruzzi in Rome in 1774. Well-connected, Burges was a patron of Byron; he married three times.

Painted with swagger in the Grand Tour style, the portrait shows a confident and stylish gentleman in a powdered wig, grey collarless coat and flamboyant royal blue mantel. The portrait is set in a rose gold frame that is enclosed on the reverse. Anecdotally, this miniature was rescued from a house fire which gutted Beaufort Park, once home to Sir James Burges.

Framed Size: 53 x 47mm

Provenance: Sir James Bland Burgess

APHA Registration: ZGE1SMVW

Physical Dimensions
Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
4.7cm (1.85")
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Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

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SA1073079
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7267
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This portrait was reputedly once owned by Sir James Bland Burges (1752-1824) and is traditionally believed to depict a gentleman of that family. Burges was an author, a poet, a barrister and MP.
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As a young man he embarked on a Grand Tour and had his portrait painted in oils by Pietro Labruzzi in Rome in 1774.
Wigs on the Green

Well-connected, Burges was a patron of Byron; he married three times.

fig 1. A Grand Tour Portrait Miniature
fig 1. A Grand Tour Portrait Miniature

Painted with swagger in the Grand Tour style, the portrait shows a confident and stylish gentleman in a powdered wig, grey collarless coat and flamboyant royal blue mantel. The portrait is set in a rose gold frame that is enclosed on the reverse. Anecdotally, this miniature was rescued from a house fire which gutted Beaufort Park, once home to Sir James Burges.

Framed Size: 53 x 47mm

Provenance: Sir James Bland Burgess

APHA Registration: ZGE1SMVW

Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
4.7cm (1.85")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1073079
Dealers Internal Ref
7267
Wigs on the Green
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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