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Beautiful Oil Portrait - Late Eighteenth Century
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Beautiful Oil Portrait - Late Eighteenth Century

18th century
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Late 18th Century oval, oil portrait of Miss Elizabeth Singleton after Thomas Gainsborough, laid on board and framed (period frame, newly backed).

The original painting of Miss Elizabeth Singleton by Thomas Gainsborough is in the Tate Gallery ref: N02638

Excellent condition

60x49 cms

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Gertrude Antiques has dated this Georgian Oval Female Portrait to the Georgian era.

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Late 18th Century oval, oil portrait of Miss Elizabeth Singleton after Thomas Gainsborough, laid on board and framed (period frame, newly backed).
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The original painting of Miss Elizabeth Singleton by Thomas Gainsborough is in the Tate Gallery ref: N02638.
Gertrude Antiques

Excellent condition

60x49 cms

Date of Manufacture

Gertrude Antiques has dated this Georgian Oval Female Portrait to the Georgian era.

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A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame.
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Archive I A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame.

Beautiful Oil Portrait - Late Eighteenth Century

Archive II A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame. View II
Archive III A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame. View III
Archive IV A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame. View IV
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A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame.
Beautiful Oil Portrait - Late Eighteenth Century
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A late eighteenth-century oval oil portrait depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and dark mantle, presented inside a gilded frame.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Gilded Wood
  • ColourWarm Brown, Gold
  • MotifsOval mount, Lace bonnet, Dark wrap, Gilded oval moulding

An oil on canvas portrait from the late eighteenth century depicts Miss Elizabeth Singleton after Thomas Gainsborough, laid on board and framed in a period frame that has been newly backed. The artwork shows a woman wearing a white lace bonnet and a dark wrap against a warm brown background. The composition is set within a gilded oval moulding with decorative carved texturing along the outer edge, presented inside a larger matching gilded wood oval frame with neutral grey-brown matting. The visible details include the subject's dark hair, gentle smile, and period attire rendered in rich brown and neutral tones. Measuring 60 cm by 49 cm, this Georgian painting works well in an English Country House interior. It hangs effectively in a living room, hallway, or dining room, functioning particularly well above a sideboard where its vertical oval proportions complement traditional architectural mouldings or wood panelling.

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Late eighteenth-century portraiture, particularly during the Georgian period, favoured naturalistic poses, soft lighting, and detailed depictions of contemporary sitters in formal attire, bonnets, or neckcloths.

Artists used oil paint composed of natural pigments ground in linseed or walnut oil on stretched linen canvas, often housed within hand-carved or moulded gilded wooden frames.

Authentic period works typically display natural age craquelure across the paint surface, oxidisation on original varnish, hand-forged tacks along canvas stretchers, and period-appropriate timber joinery.

An antique portrait provides visual texture when mounted above a sideboard, placed on a mantlepiece, or incorporated into an eclectic gallery wall alongside modern artworks.

Position the artwork away from direct sunlight, moisture, and radiator heat sources, dusting the gilded frame gently with a soft brush while avoiding liquid cleaners on the paint film.
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