Andrew Plimer was just twenty-six years of age when he painted this well-observed portrait in 1789. He had not long established himself in his own studio at Golden Square but was already attracting a distinguished clientele. Although he had first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786, he did not exhibit in 1789.*The portrait shows a distinguished gentleman in a powdered wig with buckles wearing a brown frock coat with a deep collar and large buttons over a white waistcoat and neatly tied stock. He is set against an atmospheric sky background.*The portrait is in good condition and is presented in a striking gilt metal and ebonised frame of unusual construction. The portrait has not been removed from the frame but is assumed to be also dated inside.*Andrew Plimer (1763-1837) was the son of a Shropshire clockmaker, a trade he and his older brother were expected to assume to. But the two boys had different ideas and so ran away from home, eventually reaching London...