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
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...">Internal Reference: 7267
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1073079
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 5cm (2.0inches)
Width is 4.7cm (1.9inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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