Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
The miniature is in fine condition; the frame has some tarnishing and old dings to the reverse.
Born around 1652, Susannah-Penelope was the daughter of miniature painter Richard Gibson and his wife, Anna Shepherd. Drawn to miniature painting, Susannah became her father’s pupil. She frequently copied miniatures by Samuel Cooper and may even have worked in his studio located just a few streets away from the Gibson family home. According to the contemporary antiquary George Vertue, ‘being inamour’d with Coopers limnings [Rosse] studied and coppy’d them to perfection’. She married Michael Rosse, a local jeweller, and with him had a daughter, Elizabeth. Susannah-Penelope died in 1700. Two presumed self-portraits are held by the Victoria & Albert Museum along with other family miniatures.
Size: framed, 55 x 47mm + cresting
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Miniature Portrait on Vellum by a Female Artist
