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Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label
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Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label

18th century
Description

This demure young lady with her hair in a banging chignon under a veiled head dress secured with a ribbon bow has been painted on a plaster base by Mrs Mary Lightfoot during the 1790s.

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Sadly we don’t know the lady’s name. The profile is housed in the original brass-faced frame (slightly tarnished with age) backed with the artist’s trade label.

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It was an eight-month stay by John Miers at her house in Liverpool in 1785 that prompted Mary Lightfoot (ca 1750-1837) to begin painting silhouettes. Her artistic career was, however, short-lived and her work failed to reach the standard of her mentor.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

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SA696626
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5965
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Description
This demure young lady with her hair in a banging chignon under a veiled head dress secured with a ribbon bow has been painted on a plaster base by Mrs Mary Lightfoot during the 1790s.

Sadly we don’t know the lady’s name.

“
The profile is housed in the original brass-faced frame (slightly tarnished with age) backed with the artist’s trade label.
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fig 1. Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label
fig 1. Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label

It was an eight-month stay by John Miers at her house in Liverpool in 1785 that prompted Mary Lightfoot (ca 1750-1837) to begin painting silhouettes. Her artistic career was, however, short-lived and her work failed to reach the standard of her mentor.

International Shipping: £20

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA696626
Dealers Internal Ref
5965
Wigs on the Green
Wigs on the Green
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2020

Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label
Mrs Lightfoot, Silhouette with Artist's Trade Label
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