Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Mr Greenwood’s face is also painted in black pigment though his coat is painted in a deep shade of brown for the coat with thinned pigment used for his cravat and high collar. Both silhouettes have some detailing scratched using a needle.
One profile is signed in pencil ‘By T. C. Dingam’ on the reverse’. Dingham is hitherto unrecorded as a silhouettist.
Framed Size: 145 x 119mm (5¾ x 4?")
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Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Pair of Silhouettes Painted on Glass
