Portrait miniatures, silhouettes and gallimaufry

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Miniature portrait of a young lady after John Smart

This is a finely painted copy of an original miniature painted in 1765 by John Smart. It is particularly attractive for the lady’s costume detail: a fur-trimmed…

Portrait Miniatures

Silhouettes

Portraits

Unframed Artwork

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

Thomas Treslove

Button-Seller & Haberdasher

£975

Cut and gilded silhouette of a child with a doll

A Favourite Doll

Matching Dresses

£265

Field Officer

English School

Reserved

John Nixon, watercolour wash portrait of a street character

The Scissor Sharpener

John Nixon, 1792

£300

The Flower Seller

John Nixon, 1786

£150

Edward Robertson, miniature portrait of a gentleman in a travelling case

Aristocratic Airs

Edward Robertson, 1833

£1,800

Latest Musing

Hanging Shades

21st January 2021

Given the simplicity of the silhouette (or shade) as an artform, they work remarkably well within the home and when hung in groups they can make a striking display. They can be arranged by shape, by size, by frame colour, by subject, by period . . . Silhouettes work particularly well in small spaces such as over a doorway – or parallel with a door frame – or a mantelpiece – They also look stunning… (show more)

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