St. Peter’s Chapel
Profile Miniature of a Woman, c. 1821
hand-painted on paper w/ highlights
Acorn and Leaf Frame
(sight) 2 5/8” high x 2 1/8” wide
(frame) 4 ¾” high x 4” wide
Note: A profile miniature of an unidentified Georgian woman painted by hand in black with further hand-painted details, done in one sitting, at St. Peter’s Chapel, Michaelmas, 1821 for a Mr. Stephen. The trade label was trimmed by the artist to fit the oval frame and as such some of the inscription and artist’s signature is lost to the clippings. On the trade label verso is a later pencil inscription and date relaying, “Thomas Shedden Esquire / 17 April 1843.”
Trade Label:
No. 46 Gallery
St. Peter’s Chapel
Mr. Stephens 1 Sittings. –
To Michaelmas, 1821
Trade Label (verso, in pencil):
Thomas Shedden, Esquire
17 April 1843
Condition: Very Good
For Accuracy: an Antique it may show expected light signs of age and use related wear. The portrait has some smudging and wear but retains the details of its delicate execution. It is housed in its likely original frame under mildly convex glass.
