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Mughal pen, ink and watercolour study of a horse

This pleasing pen, ink and watercolour study shows a prancing horse wearing a saddle cloth sprigged with red flowers, the bridle heightened with gold and touches of…

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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

Silhouette reverse painted on convex glass, one of a pair

Mr Greenwood

One of a Pair

£300 for the pair

Silhouette reverse painted on convex glass by an unrecorded artist

Elizabeth Greenwood

Unrecorded Artist

£300 for the pair

Miniature portrait of a dapper gentleman by Nicholas Freese

Air of a Dandy

Nicholas Freese

£1,400

18th Century painted silhouette of a mature lady

Miss Whereate?

Old Inhabitant of Broadway

£300

Signed miniature portrait of a lady by Nathaniel Plimer dated 1788

Serene in White

Nathaniel Plimer, 1788

£1,300

Miniature portrait of a young lady painted by John Cox Dillman Engleheart, signed and dated 1815

Royal Blue

John Cox Dillman Engleheart

£4,500

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