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George Engleheart, Miniature Portraits of the Chambers Family
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George Engleheart, Miniature Portraits of the Chambers Family

18th century
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Family portraits that have stayed together are always a special find. This group of three miniatures comes from the Chambers Family: the father wears a striking scarlet coat, his powdered wig en queue tied with black ribbon; and, his two children in matching muslin dresses, the elder child with a blue and white ribbon in her dark hair. Sadly, their individual names have been lost to history along with their story. According to the artist’s fee book, Engleheart painted several portraits of the Chambers Family between 1776 and 1782 including Master G., Miss C., Miss L. and Miss Sabina, all painted in 1776.

The miniatures come from the early years of Engleheart’s career when he typically worked on small ivory bases and favoured paler backgrounds. His draughtsmanship was painstakingly meticulous during this period.

The miniatures are housed in matching frames, the two children with plaited hair reverse.

George Engleheart (1750-1829) ranks amongst the most talented of the artists that were working during the Georgian heyday of portrait miniature painting. Over the course of his career he painted well over 4,000 portrait miniatures with up to thirty studio sittings per day. The year 1788 was his busiest with 228 completed commissions recorded.

Provenance: By family descent

Ivory Exemption Ref.: 9RLC3PFT

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
2.8cm (1.10")
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Wigs on the Green has dated these Georgian Portrait Miniature Pendants to the 18th Century.

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Family portraits that have stayed together are always a special find. This group of three miniatures comes from the Chambers Family: the father wears a striking scarlet coat, his powdered wig en queue tied with black ribbon; and, his two children in matching muslin dresses, the elder child with a blue and white ribbon in her dark hair. Sadly, their individual names have been lost to history along with their story.
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According to the artist’s fee book, Engleheart painted several portraits of the Chambers Family between 1776 and 1782 including Master G.
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, Miss C., Miss L. and Miss Sabina, all painted in 1776.

fig 1. A set of three oval Georgian portrait miniatures depicting a man in a red jacket and two young children set within gold pendant frames.
fig 1. George Engleheart, Miniature Portraits of the Chambers Family

The miniatures come from the early years of Engleheart’s career when he typically worked on small ivory bases and favoured paler backgrounds. His draughtsmanship was painstakingly meticulous during this period.

fig 2. A set of three oval Georgian portrait miniatures depicting a man in a red jacket and two young children set within gold pendant frames.
fig 2. George Engleheart, Miniature Portraits of the Chambers Family

The miniatures are housed in matching frames, the two children with plaited hair reverse.

George Engleheart (1750-1829) ranks amongst the most talented of the artists that were working during the Georgian heyday of portrait miniature painting. Over the course of his career he painted well over 4,000 portrait miniatures with up to thirty studio sittings per day. The year 1788 was his busiest with 228 completed commissions recorded.

Provenance: By family descent

Ivory Exemption Ref.: 9RLC3PFT

Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
2.8cm (1.10")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated these Georgian Portrait Miniature Pendants to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1173500
Dealers Internal Ref
7673
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Archive I A set of three oval Georgian portrait miniatures depicting a man in a red jacket and two young children set within gold pendant frames.

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A set of three oval Georgian portrait miniatures depicting a man in a red jacket and two young children set within gold pendant frames.
George Engleheart, Miniature Portraits of the Chambers Family
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Georgian portrait miniatures gained popularity during the eighteenth century as portable, personal likenesses of loved ones and family members, created prior to the invention of photography.

Artists typically executed these miniatures using watercolour painted onto thin wafers of ivory or vellum, sealed behind protective glass and encased within gold, silver, or gilt-metal mounts.

Authentic examples display stippled or hatched watercolour technique, period-appropriate hairstyle and dress, thin translucent ivory substrates, and original hand-finished mounts with period loops.

These miniature artworks can be styled inside glass display cabinets, incorporated into gallery walls, or displayed on bookshelves alongside decorative antiques.

Keep portrait miniatures out of direct sunlight and away from high humidity or heat sources to prevent warping of the ivory substrate and fading of the watercolour pigments.
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