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Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald
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Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald

18th century
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Painted in half-length profile seated at a table, Elias Inchbald is shown holding a quill pen as a tool of his trade as an attorney-at-law. Smartly dressed, he wears a mid-blue coat with brass buttons and a black velvet collar over a white waistcoat and stock, his powdered wig neatly tied in a bound queue with black ribbon.

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Born in 1768, Elias Inchbald was apprenticed as an attorney’s clerk in his home town of Malton in 1786. He married a local girl, Mary Rider, in May 1792 at St Michael’s, New Malton; the couple had four children. They lived at Abbey House, Old Malton later to become the home of Charles Smithson, a solicitor and friend of the author Charles Dickens who was a regular visitor there.

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Elias Inchbald died in 1807 aged just 39. Recording his death The Athenaeum (vol. 1, 1807) noted that ‘in his profession he was possessed of superior abilities, and his conduct in all affairs of business was uniformly guided by the strictest principles of honour and justice’. Word of his death was also sent to his aunt, the celebrated author and playwright Elizabeth Inchbald, who noted in her diary that she was ‘shockd’ by the news.

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Painted in watercolour, the portrait is signed (under the slip) ‘CH Schwanfelder / Leeds 179-‘ and is set in a handsome period frame with a gilt slip that is inscribed with the sitter’s name and dates.

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Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1772-1837) was the son of a Leeds house decorator. He exhibited in Leeds and at the Royal Academy and was appointed Animal Painter to the Prince Regent in 1815.

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Framed Size: 352 x 297mm

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International Shipping: £30

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Physical Dimensions
Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Portrait Watercolour Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA854726
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6868
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Description
Painted in half-length profile seated at a table, Elias Inchbald is shown holding a quill pen as a tool of his trade as an attorney-at-law.
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Smartly dressed, he wears a mid-blue coat with brass buttons and a black velvet collar over a white waistcoat and stock, his powdered wig neatly tied in a bound queue with black ribbon.
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fig 1. An 18th-century Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a gentleman in a blue coat and white cravat inside a timber frame with a gilded inner slip.
fig 1. Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald

Born in 1768, Elias Inchbald was apprenticed as an attorney’s clerk in his home town of Malton in 1786. He married a local girl, Mary Rider, in May 1792 at St Michael’s, New Malton; the couple had four children. They lived at Abbey House, Old Malton later to become the home of Charles Smithson, a solicitor and friend of the author Charles Dickens who was a regular visitor there.

fig 2. An 18th-century Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a gentleman in a blue coat and white cravat inside a timber frame with a gilded inner slip.
fig 2. Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald

Elias Inchbald died in 1807 aged just 39. Recording his death The Athenaeum (vol. 1, 1807) noted that ‘in his profession he was possessed of superior abilities, and his conduct in all affairs of business was uniformly guided by the strictest principles of honour and justice’. Word of his death was also sent to his aunt, the celebrated author and playwright Elizabeth Inchbald, who noted in her diary that she was ‘shockd’ by the news.

fig 3. An 18th-century Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a gentleman in a blue coat and white cravat inside a timber frame with a gilded inner slip.
fig 3. Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald

Painted in watercolour, the portrait is signed (under the slip) ‘CH Schwanfelder / Leeds 179-‘ and is set in a handsome period frame with a gilt slip that is inscribed with the sitter’s name and dates.

fig 4. An 18th-century Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a gentleman in a blue coat and white cravat inside a timber frame with a gilded inner slip.
fig 4. Watercolour Portrait of Elias Inchbald

Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1772-1837) was the son of a Leeds house decorator. He exhibited in Leeds and at the Royal Academy and was appointed Animal Painter to the Prince Regent in 1815.

Framed Size: 352 x 297mm

International Shipping: £30

Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Portrait Watercolour Painting to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA854726
Dealers Internal Ref
6868
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Georgian watercolour portraits from the late 18th and early 19th centuries typically feature realistic profiles or three-quarter views of sitters in formal period dress. Artists utilised watercolour pigments on paper, capturing soft tonal gradations, powdered hair styling, and detailed neckwear.

These works were produced using water-based pigments applied to handmade rag paper or vellum. Framing commonly incorporated timber moulding with protective glass, often paired with a gilded inner bevel or slip to separate the artwork from the wood.

Authentic pieces display period-accurate costuming, naturally aged paper with light oxidisation or foxing, and hand-cut timber framing. Microscopic examination often reveals subtle brushwork and historical pigment types rather than modern printing dots.

Displaying small framed portraits above a sideboard, arranged in a gallery wall, or placed within a dark wood bookshelf introduces focal texture. The historical subject creates an interesting visual contrast alongside contemporary minimalism or traditional dark academia interiors.

Watercolour pigments fade when exposed to direct light, so hang artwork away from strong ultraviolet light sources or use UV-filtering protective glass. Maintain stable humidity levels to avoid mold growth and foxing on the paper backing.
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