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Frederick Buck Portrait Miniature
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Frederick Buck Portrait Miniature

19th century
Sold 29 October 2025 · Wigs on the Green
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This fresh-faced tousled-haired officer in his red and yellow coat has a silver epaulette and a cross-belt showing a regimental badge believed to be from the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot. The 44th was raised in 1741 and was active in many campaigns. During the early 1800s, when this miniature was painted, the Regiment saw action in Egypt before embarking for North America where they saw action at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Battle of North Point in 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815.

In fine condition with fresh colours, the portrait is set in a traditional papier-mâché frame with an emblems (rose, thistle and shamrock) hanger. Curiously on the reverse is an accomplished pencil sketch of a gentleman’s head perhaps also drawn by Buck.

The younger son of an Irish silversmith, Frederick Buck (1765-1840) was a prolific and resourceful artist working mostly in his native Cork where his sitters comprised the local gentry and the passing military. He married twice and had at least eight children.

Framed Size: 117 x 99mm

Ivory Exemption Ref.: 2KXMUAMJ

Provenance: UK Private Collection

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Portrait Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
10cm (3.94")
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SA1174737
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AI803
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Description
This fresh-faced tousled-haired officer in his red and yellow coat has a silver epaulette and a cross-belt showing a regimental badge believed to be from the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot. The 44th was raised in 1741 and was active in many campaigns. During the early 1800s, when this miniature was painted, the Regiment saw action in Egypt before embarking for North America where they saw action at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Battle of North Point in 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815.
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In fine condition with fresh colours, the portrait is set in a traditional papier-mâché frame with an emblems (rose, thistle and shamrock) hanger.
Wigs on the Green

Curiously on the reverse is an accomplished pencil sketch of a gentleman’s head perhaps also drawn by Buck.

fig 1. An oval portrait miniature depicting a military officer in a red coat, set within a brass bezel and a black wooden frame.
fig 1. Frederick Buck Portrait Miniature

The younger son of an Irish silversmith, Frederick Buck (1765-1840) was a prolific and resourceful artist working mostly in his native Cork where his sitters comprised the local gentry and the passing military. He married twice and had at least eight children.

Framed Size: 117 x 99mm

Ivory Exemption Ref.: 2KXMUAMJ

Provenance: UK Private Collection

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Portrait Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1174737
Dealers Internal Ref
AI803
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Archive I An oval portrait miniature depicting a military officer in a red coat, set within a brass bezel and a black wooden frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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Archive II An oval portrait miniature depicting a military officer in a red coat, set within a brass bezel and a black wooden frame. View II
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An oval portrait miniature depicting a military officer in a red coat, set within a brass bezel and a black wooden frame.
Frederick Buck Portrait Miniature
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An oval portrait miniature depicting a military officer in a red coat, set within a brass bezel and a black wooden frame.
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  • ObjectPaintings & Artwork
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialIvory, Watercolour, Brass, Wood
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsOval aperture, Military uniform, Gilt brass bezel, Hanging ring mount
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 10 cm (4 in)

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A portrait miniature is a small, highly detailed painting, typically executed on ivory, vellum, or card, which reached the height of its popularity during the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries as personal tokens of affection or status.

These works were traditionally painted using watercolour or gouache, most commonly on thin slices of ivory, though early examples used vellum or card, and were typically housed in brass, gilt, or wooden frames often backed with protective glass.

Authentic pieces exhibit fine, stippled brushwork under magnification rather than dot-matrix printing patterns, genuine hand-beaten metal frames, and period backing materials, while ivory grounds will often show subtle grain lines when backlit.

Interior designers frequently style these small artworks in tightly grouped gallery walls or place them on narrow wall spaces and mantelpieces to introduce historical depth, intimate scale, and character to modern rooms.

To prevent fading and degradation of the delicate pigments and ivory support, these pieces should be displayed away from direct sunlight, maintained in stable temperature conditions, and kept out of high-humidity environments.
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