Portrait miniatures, silhouettes and gallimaufry

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Memorial miniatures became popular expressions of grief during the late eighteenth century and were often set into small engraved brooches or rings or on the reverse side…

Portrait Miniatures

Silhouettes

Portraits

Gallimaufry

Small Portraits of Character

Wigs on the Green specialises in fine portrait miniatures, silhouettes, small portraits, and provincial art, predominantly from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Our portraits are selected for their historical interest and character. They are not only by listed artists but also those who painted and drew for their own entertainment and pleasure - true to life portraits, with real character and, often, a pretty face!