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This animated portrait of a young lady is by a leading artist from the heyday of miniature painting, William Wood. It shows a young lady with strong…

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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

Watercolour profile of a child with her best doll

A Favourite Doll

Mid 19th Century

£200

Watercolour portrait of a boy painted by Scottish artist, James G. Howie

A Scottish Boy

James G. Howie, 1841

£300

Miniature portrait of a lady wearing a riding habit painted by irish artist Sampson Twogood Roche

Going Riding

Sampson Towgood Roche

£2,500

Painted and gilded silhouette conversation piece of a young family

The Gold Watch

Silhouette Conversation Piece

£600

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

The Newborn

Circa 1810

£480

Painted and gilded full-length silhouette of a gentleman in checked trousers

Checked Trews

Circa 1820

£220

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