Item Ref. 3780

JOHN TAYLOR (1738-1838)

A historic ¾-length portrait of a gentleman, Charles Nicolas Cochin, seated at a small table with an open book. He is dressed in a frock-coat with cuffed sleeves, a buttoned waistcoat and breeches with tiny buttons running up from his knee. His wig is worn en queue with rolled curls ('buckles') over his ears.

Cochin (1715-1790) was a French engraver, designer, prolific writer and art critic. Whilst still in his early twenties he was employed by the young King Louis XV to make engravings to mark every birth, marriage, and funeral at the King's court. He significantly influenced the artistic taste of France during the eighteenth century and was honoured and rewarded by the King with a small pension. Following the death of Louis XV in 1774, howver, Cochin fell out of royal favour and lived in comparative poverty thereafter.

Plumbago on vellum laid on card, housed in the original turned pearwood frame.

Framed size: 7¼ x 5¾" (180 x 147)

Price: £675

The son of a London customs officer, John Taylor studied at the St Martin's Lane Academy and exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution between 1780 and 1838. He was in his 99th year when he died.

 

 

Item Ref. 3703

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 1838

This is a delightful miniature portrait of a little blue-eyed baby with chubby arms and legs seated on a red plush drape. The child is holding large gold rattle and is wearing a voluminous white dress with a lace bodice and tiny sleeves trimmed with blue ribbon bows, and a delicate lace cap. The backing card is dated Nov. 20th 1838 and is inscribed with the child's name which appears to be Eperton F. M. MacCarthy. Also tucked inside the frame is a 19th century trade card for Andrew Vacani, a London picture framer who offers to send workmen to any part of the Kingdom.

Watercolour on ivory, housed in a deep gilt wood frame with convex glass and a beaded edge and inner decorative border.

Framed size: 6¾ x 5¾ x 17/8" (171 x 147 x 46mm)

Price: £450

 

Item Ref. 2951

IRISH SCHOOL, circa 1910

A fine portrait from the Edwardian period of a demure society lady wearing a diaphanous lilac dress and a single strand of pearls. Her chestnut brown hair is rolled and upswept according to the fashion of the day. The atmospheric backdrop is a landscape with trees and flowers set before a purple/blue sky.

Unsigned portrait painted on ivory and set in the original gilt metal frame backed with velvet. Excellent condition.

Portrait: 23/4 x 21/4" (72 x 58mm)

Price: £365

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