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Wonderful Miniature Watercolour Portrait 1780s
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Wonderful Miniature Watercolour Portrait 1780s

18th century
Sold 30 July 2025 · Wigs on the Green
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This characterful portrait shows a lady named Emilie Millicent Buckingham wearing a layered lace handkerchief fill-in over a charcoal dress, and a ribbon choker tied at the back as was fashionable during the 1780s. It is though her wonderful beehive hat that most draws the eye especially as it is worn over a white lace indoor cap with side lappets.

Watercolour profile on card housed a traditional papier-mâché frame with convex glass and a floral hanger.

Framed Size: 122 x 108mm

International Shipping: £20

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Reference Numbers
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SA1155451
Dealers Internal Reference
7726
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Description
This characterful portrait shows a lady named Emilie Millicent Buckingham wearing a layered lace handkerchief fill-in over a charcoal dress, and a ribbon choker tied at the back as was fashionable during the 1780s.
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It is though her wonderful beehive hat that most draws the eye especially as it is worn over a white lace indoor cap with side lappets.
Wigs on the Green

Watercolour profile on card housed a traditional papier-mâché frame with convex glass and a floral hanger.

Framed Size: 122 x 108mm

International Shipping: £20

Date of Manufacture

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

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1155451
Dealers Internal Ref
7726
Wigs on the Green
Wigs on the Green
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2020

Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Wonderful Miniature Watercolour Portrait 1780s

Archive II An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger. View II
Archive III An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger. View III
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An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger.
Wonderful Miniature Watercolour Portrait 1780s
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An 18th-century miniature oval watercolour profile portrait of a woman wearing a elaborate bonnet, set within a black lacquered square frame with a brass bezel and a decorative metal hanger.
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  • ObjectMiniature Painting
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialPapier-mache, Brass, Glass, Watercolour on paper
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsOval aperture, Cast metal floral hanger, Profile portrait
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 11 cm (4 in)

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A Georgian miniature watercolour portrait is a small-scale painting, typically executed on ivory, vellum, or paper during the Georgian era, often commissioned to commemorate family members or loved ones.

These works typically utilised watercolour or gouache on a thin substrate, housed within protective frames made from wood, papier-mache, or metal with glass panels and brass bezels.

Authenticity is assessed through examination of the paper or support fibres, the style of pigments, hand-written notes on the reverse, and period-appropriate framing techniques such as convex glass and cast brass hangers.

Such pieces are frequently displayed in gallery walls alongside modern artworks or placed on narrow wall spaces and mantels to introduce historical depth and intimate scale into contemporary rooms.

Preservation requires keeping the artwork away from direct sunlight to prevent pigment fading, maintaining stable relative humidity, and avoiding moisture exposure behind the glass frame.
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