Portrait miniatures, silhouettes and 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!

Collections or individual portraits or silhouettes considered for purchase.

New Arrivals

French miniature portrait of a lady with a lap dog

French Lapdog

Circa 1800

Reserved

The Black & Gold

Officer of the Hussars

£475

Blushing Cheeks

Samuel Shelley

£1,500

Blue & Green

Patrick McMorland

£950

Soprano Nancy Storace

James Scouler

£2,400

Polka Dot Fashion

Marian Wright Inc.

£80

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Mrs Hudson – A Lady of Many Parts

2nd January 2022

The discovery of hitherto unknown newspaper advertisements placed by Mrs Hudson between 1779 and 1802 has revealed the diversity of her career. Born in Bath in 1753, Elizabeth was the first child of Henry and Ann Chilcot. Her sisters, Harriet and Ann, were born in 1754 and 1755 respectively. Their father (bap. 1730) was apprenticed to a jeweller and goldsmith before being taken on as a ‘principal workman’ for James Bellis, jeweller and toyman of… (show more)

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