Man About Town
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Man About Town
Circa 1810
The Rosebud Dress
Cut Paper Profile
Catherine Hellier
Nathan Cooper Branwhite
An Officer
Painted by 'X'
Little Criol
Dated 1872
The Scarlet Macaw
Resident at Hampton Court
Francis & Emily Synge
Circa 1845
The Pink Bandeau
Late 19th Century
To Bliss
Edward Egremont 1786
Ellen Quin
Charles Robertson
Done by an Automaton
1829
Mary Gibson
Seven Years Old
Domestic Life
In Miniature
The Turquoise Coat
George Engleheart
A Stitch in Time
Circa 1840
Edward & Alice
Thomas Hazlehurst
The Hair Bow
Archibald Skirving, attrib.
A Well-Read Couple
William Wellings (1766-1796)
Je t’aimerai toute ma vie!
Circa 1820
Georgian Lady with Character
William Read
Best Foot Forward
Circa 1810
Mrs Chapman
John Field 1836
Maria Keens
Signed and dated August 1844
Hidden Profiles
Circa 1795
Mr Higginson
Henry Edridge ARA, 1795
Thomas Hargreaves
Circa 1810
Princess Sophia Matilda
Samuel Shelley attrib.
Fire & Brimstone
Augustin Edouart, 1826
India Ink Profile
Francis Torond
In Memoriam
J. Pinfold 1779
The Straw Boater
Circa 1830-40
The Basket of Roses
Circa 1840
Girl in Green
Circa 1830
Boy in Green
Circa 1830
On the Terrace
Walter S. Lethbridge
Miss Walker
Pre-1780
Lady in Profile
James H. Gillespie
Motherhood
Circa 1800
Auburn Curls
Charles Robertson
Skipton Bridge
21 May 1839
The Gold Watch
Silhouette Conversation Piece
In Profile
Style of James H. Gillespie
Josiah Slater (circa 1780-1847)
Faintly signed and dated
The Yellow Waistcoat
W. S. Lethbridge, 1806
A Favourite Doll
Mid 19th Century
Rev. John Peers
John Taylor (1738-1838)
Hoop Rolling
Circa 1830
Thomas Cundy, Architects
Dated 1845
In Profile
Circa 1805
Ann Raper of York
By Emma Smith
A Well-Endowed Lady!
Circa 1800
Spotted Muslin
Nicholas Freese
Elizabeth Catherine Caroline Hervey
Alexander Gallaway (fl.1794-1812)
Birds & Flowers
Cut Paper
Joseph Warn, circa 1790
Charles Rosenberg
Allegory of Love
Samuel Shelley, attrib.
Georgian Irish Couple
Charles Robertson
Shyly Blushing
Samuel Shelley (c.1750-1808)
The Tye Wig
Andrew Plimer
Air of a Dandy
Nicholas Freese
“A Guinea Pig”
Thomas Le Hardy, 1796
The Boulderson Children
Circa 1843
John Haythorne of Bristol
Abraham Daniel (d.1806)
The Playwright’s Wife
Ozias Humphry attrib.
Maria & Lucy Coldham
Royal Victoria Gallery
The Young Harpist
Painted in Calcutta, 1815
Mrs C. H. Turner
Miers & Field, 1823
Mr C. H. Turner
Miers & Field, 1823
The Red Shoe
Circa 1805
The Scavenger!
John Jukes (1772-1851)
Jacob Diezler
Self-Portrait, 1847
Dashing Young Officer
Circa 1830
Silhouette in Miniature
John Miers
Simplicity
Circa 1790
Peter Skeolan (1814-1871)
Signed and dated 1845
The Blue Bow
William Armfield Hobday
Pair of Early Victorian Watercolour Portraits
Signed by the artist
Baby Jessie
Mary Hay, circa 1835
The Grey Cat
Aimée Thibault attrib.
Regal in Blue
Richard Crosse
Sophia Bolland
The Bishop's Wife
Celebrating a Birth
Mary Ann Orme 1778
Welcome Sweet Innocent
Christening Pin Cushion
Twins!
James H. Gillespie
Professional Gentleman
William Hamlet the Elder
Conjoined Hearts
Hair Love Token
Marianne & Emma Meux
Augustin Edouart, 1828
Cupid
19th Century
Hitting the Right Note!
Eliza Anne
Keeping Warm!
Signed B.B.
An Irish Colleen
Frederick Buck
Miss Whereate?
Old Inhabitant of Broadway
Rev. Watkins
Circa 1820
Wielding a Stick
Early 19th Century
Theophila Mills
John Miers 1805
English Cut Paper Valentine
Mid 19th Century
Sarah Herries
J. C. D. Engleheart
The Dragoons Officer
Charles Shirreff (1749-1829)
Art of Marmotinto
Emily Connell 1852
No Guinea Pig!
Andrew Plimer
Sweet Turtledove
Valentine Puzzle Purse
A Distinguished Profile
John Miers (1758-1821)
Listening to the Ocean
Ephraim Strellett
Woof, woof!
Augustin Edouart
Love Token
Early 19th Century
Waxing Lyrical
Mrs Elizabeth Hudson
Brown-Eyed Girl
Nicholas Freese
“Toby”
Cut by Mr Sharp
Play Time
Circa 1810
A Rugged “Wickham”
Frederick Buck
Isabella Henderson Thomson
Royal Victoria Gallery
Sampson Towgood Roch
Signed & Dated 1799
A Young Gentleman
Alfred Edward Chalon RA
Coming of Age
Circa 1780
Reading John Bull
26 March 1845
John Spencer, Midshipman
Oil on Tin
Charles Rosenberg
With Unbroken Label
Peter Leopold Nassau
5th Earl Cowper
Officer in Pigtail Wig
Late 18th century
Ann Haines
With Her Marriage Certificate
Martin Thacky
Annie Dixon (1817-1901)
Profile of a Georgian Wife
James Sharples
Profile of a Georgian Husband
James Sharples
The Choker Necklace
Samuel Shelley
John Bogle (Scottish, 1746-1803)
Signed and dated 1799
Lost in Thought
Richard Crosse
Peaches and Cream
Samuel Shelley
Royal Blue
John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Dressed to Kill
Circa 1790
Bird in the Hand
Lady Elizabeth Fortescue
The Pearl Earring
John Smart, dated 1761
Ann Emma Lindfield
Aged 18
Dressing Up!
French Paper Dolls
William Rought
Profiles from 5 Shillings
Captain Bodmin
By John Field
Lambert Family
Circa 1790
Mrs Gedge
Circa 1810
Little Edward Yorke
Circa 1805
Mrs C. Yorke
Circa 1805
The Tethered Bird
Circa 1800
T. London, Artist
With Trade Label
Serene in White
Nathaniel Plimer, 1788
Poignant Memorial Miniature
Senior Family, 1797
Spotted Muslin Dress
Attributed to W. Thicke
Bright Eyed
Nicholas Freese
Powder Blue
Charles Robertson, Irish
Mourning Silhouette Pin
John Miers
Henry Hope
By John Field
Regency Mary
Josiah Slater, 1813
The Oversized Hat
Circa 1830
Sarah Paynter, the Builder’s Wife
Circa 1770
Looking Distinguished!
Andrew Plimer
The Straw Bonnet
Andrew Plimer
Charles Hampden Turner
A Colourful Character
Naval Officer
Samuel Shelley
A Feather in his Cap
Circa 1760
Just Three Years of Age
Circa 1800
Child with a Pet Dog
Circa 1780
Rev Sydenham Teast Wylde
George Roth, 1778
On the Terrace
Henry Hawkins, 1834
The Tulip
Circa 1835
Gentleman on a Terrace
Augustin Edouart, 1836
Ailsa Matthews
Nellie Hepburn Edmunds, 1926
Foster Powell
The Pedestrian
Paper Lace Valentine
Mid-19th Century
Anne Wellington
Messrs. R. & W. Kerry
Louisa Bode
Dated 1786
Dragoons Officer
William Hamlet the Elder
Memento Mori
Dated 1803
Maria Rycroft
Sampson Towgood Roch, 1794
Lady Anne Beresford
Simon Pine
The Paisley Shawl
Charles Jagger
Thomas Knox, 1805
Richard Bankes Harraden
Hubard Gallery
Circa 1831-32
French Love Token
Early 19th Century
The Coral Necklace
George Engleheart, 1805
Mother and Daughter
Circa 1833
A Sophisticated Lady
Charles Shirreff
A Disguished Gentleman
Andrew Plimer
Elegant Miss Linley
Signed and Dated 1828
The Blue Bow
John Church Dempsey
American Valentine
1864
Alexander H. M. Belshes
Nathaniel Plimer
Queen Victoria
William Corden the Younger
“Fysky in the Chair!”
16th December 1823
The Talbot Girls
Richard Jorden, circa 1780
An Elegant Lady
Circa 1830
Serenity in a Vase
Attributed to Crowhurst
A Dream Profile for the Artist!
Circa 1830-1840
A Boy in a Peaked Cap
Circa 1840
Lady Mary Pelham
Richard Cosway
Pair of Portraits by Johann Werner Kobald
German, circa 1740-1803
Gardener at Work
Whitminster House
The Rakes of Mallow
Stephen O'Driscoll
Verily, Verily I Say Unto You …
Circa 1840
A Learned Gentleman
By Merryweather
Mother & Child Cut by W. Mercer
circa 1835
Luxury Keepsake Holder
Watercolour Covers
Kid Gloves
Henry Edridge ARA
A Puzzle Purse with Love Token
Created by Sarah Evans
Girl in Yellow
"Mrs Young"
Girl in Pink
"Mrs Young"
A Royal Gift
Daniel Orme, 1818
The Baby’s Rattle
Early 19th century
Having a Party
Paper Cut-Out
James Corne Pownall
Oil on metal, 1784
Hugh Percy, 1805
Richard Bankes Harraden
“Artist’s Establishment”
Rare Trade Label
Colonel Grant
J. Robertson, 1805
Alter Ego
Dated 1828
William Hamlet the Elder
Exhibited NPG 1972
W. Fenwick Jnr
John Taylor, 1771
Looking Dapper
Andrew Benjamin Lens
Rev John Rogers
Mrs Sarah Harrington
Charming Portrait of a Child
Circa 1810
Heroic Good Looks
Mrs Anne Mee
Valentine Puzzle Purse
Late 18th Century
Large Silhouette Conversation Piece
Circa 1840
Maria Williams
Cut by John Gapp
Penry Williams
Cut by John Gapp
Old St Boniface Church
Sand Picture, 1852
News from Home
Circa 1805
The Marquis’s Heir
Circa 1820
Baby on a Cushion
Early 19th century
An Adoring Playmate
Circa 1820
Siblings
French, circa 1790
A Pension, Recipes & Rose Trees!
Manuscript Notebook
The Playful Dog!
George Angelo Crowhurst
E. Chambers
Mrs Sarah Harrington, 1775
Esther Bonnell, 1843
Aaron Edwin Penley
Leisurely Pursuits
Augustin Edouart, 1828
The Hare Brothers
Painted in 1789
The Hare Brothers
Painted in 1789
Mark Anthony Lawton
William Moore, 1834
William Lawton
William Moore, 1834
Elizabeth Jane
Hervé, circa 1810
Maria and Toby
Dated 1842
Seated with his Best Friend
Early 19th century
Charlotte, Lady Teignmouth
John Miers, circa 1790
Cut Silhouette by G. Cryer
Unique example
Rare Labelled Pair
W. Clarke, circa 1780
Rare Labelled Pair
W. Clarke, circa 1780
Gustavus Hamilton (Irish, ca 1739-1775)
Signed and dated 1766
Sophia Maria Jane Bonnell
Provider of Christmas Dinner for the Poor
John Young, 2nd Queens Regiment
A Sweetheart Keepsake
John Backhouse, Wavertree Hill
Elizabeth Hudson, circa 1797
Gathering Roses
Circa 1840
The Teething Ring
Early 19th century
Marriage Portraits
Nicholas Freese
Marriage Portraits
Nicholas Freese
Thomas Redmond
Signed and Dated 1765
Boy in a Skeleton Suit
John Field
Fanny Page
By T. London
Charles Ford
Signed & Dated 1829
Cut Paper Cowslip
19th Century
Samuel Liptrot Findley
An unrecorded artist
James Sharples (circa 1751-1811)
Signed on the backing paper
In Her Riding Habit
Circa 1760
Viscount Bolingbroke’s Daughter
Circa 1795
Lady in Black
Signed Herman 1826
Sweet and Innocent
Circa 1840
Pretty in White
Nathaniel Plimer
Lady by C. H. Hudson
Dated 1812
Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements
Circa 1790
Pretty in Blue
Circa 1850
Cut Paper Memorial
Dated 1796
Henry Hawkes
October 1837
Lt Alexander Graham
In Memoriam Frill Pin 1825
Anne Beauclerk
July 1772
The Young Harpist
Circa 1826
Stylish Regency Lady
Circa 1805
Philip Jean
Signed and Dated 1787
Tete de Mouton!
Circa 1760
Unrecorded Profilist
Signed B. W. Gilbert
Mrs Vint
Hugh Ross 1823
A Striking Portrait
Circa 1810
Julia with her Doll
Dated 19th January 1835
Catherine Anne Grant
Francis Hargreaves
The Doll Hat!
Circa 1760
Highly Coiffured
Circa 1770
Professional Man Holding a Skull
Signed with initials & dated 1820
A Welsh Beauty
By William Seville
Powdered and Coiffured!
Circa 1780
Ladybird, Ladybird …
Circa 1830
Mr & Mrs Blanchoir
Francis Torond
Pair by Richard Jorden
Circa 1785
Penelope Biddulph
Archibald Skirving (1749-1819)
Hubard Gallery Pair
Circa 1830
Hubard Gallery Pair
Circa 1830
A Super Stylish Lady
By John Cox Dillman Engleheart
A Signed Gentleman in Blue
Bernard Lens III
Profile of an Elegant Lady
Cut by Augustin Edouart in 1838
Sir Charles Saxton
By Richard Crosse
HRH Princess Amelia
Attributed to Lady Beechey
Dash!
19th century
Colour Profile of a Young Lady
Signed R and dated 1846
Attributed to John Dempsey
1820s-1840s
The Quizzing Glass
Mid 19th century
Highland Dress
Signed Frith 1845
Cut Profile of a Young Lady with Ringlets
Circa 1840
The Gardener’s Companion
Circa 1830
Catherine Inglis
By George Engleheart
Splendid Cabinet Miniature
By Mrs Anne Mee
An Honorable Gent
Inscribed 1798
Sweet Clara
Circa 1830
George Anson Nutt
By Penelope Carwardine
Lady Dressed in Lemon Silk
Circa 1830
Miss Charlotte Jones (1768-1847)
Circa 1805
John Lister FRCS
Circa 1840
Gentleman by Thomas Le Hardy
Signed and dated 1796
Two-Year Old Caroline
Circa 1837
A Harrogate Gentleman
By Thomas Johnson, circa 1780
Rare Spornberg Etruscan Silhouette
Signed and dated 1793
“Perdita”
Wellesley Collection
Teasing the Cat!
Cut by Merryweather, Profilist
Cut Paper Tableau
Late 18th / early 19th century
Young Lady by John Field
Dated 1821
Mary Tymewell Nutt
By Richard Crosse
Dressing Up!
Dated 1776
Puzzle Hearts
Dated 1830
Mary Tymewell Blake
By George Engleheart
Arthur Lowther by Nightingale
Dated 1840
Attributed to W. Dyce Beaumont
Circa 1830-1840
Miniature Needleworks
Dated 1827
Stitched in Silk & Hair
Dated 1827
Pair of Characterful Portraits
Early 19th Century
Pair of Characterful Portraits
Early 19th Century
Blackmore Park
Painted by its Owner
Boys will be Boys!
Mid 19th Century
The Hussey-Hunts
Signed by Charles Foote Tayler
The Hussey-Hunts
Signed by Charles Foote Tayler
Elegant Georgian Lady in a Turban
By Charles Shirreff
From the World of Jane Austen
Circa 1810
Early Portrait of a Girl by Bernard Lens
Circa 1730
Geography Lesson on Wales
School Sampler Dated 1812
Hubard Gallery Pair
Circa 1830
The Pet Dove
Drawn by Ziegler and dated 1830
A Scottish Nobleman
Circa 1685
Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1740-1808)
Irish, circa 1770s
The Muston Family
Painted between 1821 and 1830
The Muston Family
Painted between 1821 and 1830
The Muston Family
Painted between 1821 and 1830
The Muston Family
Painted between 1821 and 1830
Silhouette Locket
Signed Miers
Stylish in Pink and Fur
By Arthur Parsey, 1828
Ding, Dong, Bell!
Signed & Dated 1902
Princess Mary
Charles Rosenberg (1745-1844)
The Composer’s Daughter
By John Taylor (1738-1838)
Rare Walter Jorden Pair
Circa 1786
Miers Lady in Gold Frame
Signed
Cornflower Blue
Early 19th Century
Edward Foster (1762-1865)
Signed and dated 1825
Charming in Pink
Circa 1825
Charles Dickens, Victorian novelist
Late 19th century
Selina Plimer & Scrubs
Drawn by Mary Ann Knight
Reader, I Married Him!
Circa 1850
Profile of an Officer by Burt
Circa 1812
T. London
Circa 1798-1815
James Jennings (fl. 1763-1793)
Signed and dated 1765
Rare Silhouette by H. Readhead
Circa 1790
Unrecorded Artist – Mr Hand
Circa 1816
Austro-German Painted Silhouette
Early 19th century
A Pretty Lady with Ringlets
Circa 1840
Thomas Johnson, greatly regretted …
Circa 1775
Gentleman by Frederick Buck (1765-1840)
Circa 1800
Mrs Coley by William Hamlet the Younger
Circa 1810
Mr Coley by William Hamlet the Elder
After 1806
Pair of Profiles by Augustin Edouart
Each signed and dated 1832
John Bogle (Scottish, 1746-1803)
Signed I B and dated 1783
Anne Maria Tasker
Dated 30 January 1840
Lesa Hallam (1879-1957)
Signed
Miss Mary Lightfoot
Circa 1786
Nicholas Freese
Circa 1810