Period Portraits has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The dashing sitter is depicted half length, with wide eyes and rosebud lip. He gazes intently and directly at us the viewer from under a mop of curly brown hair.
Charles Jagger (c. 1770-1827)
Jagger worked mainly in Bath. He lived in Bath at Green Street in 1809 and then at Milsom Street (1811-21), both at the heart of Bath’s fashionable shopping area. His miniatures are finely coloured and are the work of an accomplished draughtsman. A portrait he made of the Duke of Clarence later provided a source for an engraving.
His portraits were said to be good likenesses. Hester Lynch Piozzi, the diarist, had her portrait painted by Jagger in 1819 and noted, ‘Jagger’s Portrait lovely; and though lovely – very like indeed!’
This fine work is in an excellent atet of conservation and ready to enjoy in its original red leather and velvet and silk lined morocco leather box.
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Miniature: 10cm x 7cm
Box: 15cm x 12cm
Provenance: Private collection Somerset.
Price: £1400
(IVORY SUBMISSION NUMBER 4P9QP4MJ
Period Portraits has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Attributed to Charles Jagger (1770-1827) - Regency Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
