It was listed by Wigs on the Green. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
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
