The Quizzing Glass

Mid 19th century

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The use of colour in silhouettes is unusual but can be striking as in this cut and painted profile of a teenage boy wearing bluish-grey trousers with a checked coat over a red and white waistcoat and white shirt. A quizzing glass hangs around his neck on a black cord.

Item Ref. 5667

Size: framed, 192 x 140 (7½ x 5¾")