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Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday
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Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday

18th century
Description

Painted around 1800 and set against a cloudy blue sky background, this young lady has soulful brown eyes and long blonde curls secured with a bandeau. She wears a traditional style of décoletté dress with a frilled neckline and a blue ribbon sash.

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The portrait is in good condition and is set in the original gold frame that is glazed on the back to show plaited brown hair. There are a couple of short scratches to the front glass and a small area of discolouration to the hair on the back, perhaps the result of over-enthusiastic polishing!

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The eldest son of a Birmingham spoon manufacturer, Hobday (1771-1831) was eighteen when he entered the Royal Academy Schools. He subsequently worked in London, Bath and Bristol attracting a fashionable clientele but also leading an extravagant lifestyle that in 1829 resulted in his bankruptcy.

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Framed Size: 77 x 62mm + hanger

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International Shipping: £20

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Physical Dimensions
Height
7.7cm (3.03")
Width
6.2cm (2.44")
Declaration

Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

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SA848257
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7154
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Description
Painted around 1800 and set against a cloudy blue sky background, this young lady has soulful brown eyes and long blonde curls secured with a bandeau. She wears a traditional style of décoletté dress with a frilled neckline and a blue ribbon sash.
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The portrait is in good condition and is set in the original gold frame that is glazed on the back to show plaited brown hair.
Wigs on the Green

There are a couple of short scratches to the front glass and a small area of discolouration to the hair on the back, perhaps the result of over-enthusiastic polishing!

fig 1. Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday
fig 1. Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday

The eldest son of a Birmingham spoon manufacturer, Hobday (1771-1831) was eighteen when he entered the Royal Academy Schools. He subsequently worked in London, Bath and Bristol attracting a fashionable clientele but also leading an extravagant lifestyle that in 1829 resulted in his bankruptcy.

Framed Size: 77 x 62mm + hanger

International Shipping: £20

Height
7.7cm (3.03")
Width
6.2cm (2.44")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA848257
Dealers Internal Ref
7154
Wigs on the Green
Wigs on the Green
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday
Miniature Portrait by William Armfield Hobday
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