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Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Dating to the 1760s, the portrait is signed Sherlock / 17?? bottom right and is housed in the original gold fausse-montre frame that is glazed reverse to show thickly plaited auburn hair.
Born in Dublin around 1738, William Sherlock was the son of a fencing master. He came to London to study at St Martin’s Lane Academy winning recognition for his figure drawing. He subsequently studied under an engraver in Paris, a skill he was to put to good use when he engraved a series of portraits to illustrate Smollett’s History of England. In addition to painting miniatures he was a successful watercolourist and even found time to be a picture dealer.
Provenance: Sotheby's June 1995
APHA registrartion: WX9CF554
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Romantic Miniature Portrait by Sherlock, 1760s
