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Delightful miniature portrait of a young Regency mother with her newborn child

This delightful double portrait shows a young Regency mother with her sweet little baby. She is wearing a white empire-line dress with a ruff collar fill-in and…

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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!

New Arrivals

Small pair of Georgian pencil and watercolour portraits

A Stylish Pair

Circa 1820

£350

A pair of watercolour portrait of a Georgian couple by William Wellings

A Well-Read Couple

William Wellings (1766-1796)

Reserved

Romantic French miniature portrait of a lady

Je t'aimerai toute ma vie!

Circa 1820

£775

Pair of miniature portraits by Scottish-born artist, John Donaldson

Georgian Scottish Couple

John Donaldson

£2,900

Miniature portrait of a lady by Thomas Hazlehurst

Pearls and Lace

Thomas Hazlehurst

£690

Gold and enamel memorial brooch dated 1786 with a sepia and chopped hair painting

To Bliss

Edward Egremont 1786

£800

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