John Miers Silhouette Portrait Of A Young Woman Circa.1800

John Miers Silhouette Portrait Of A Young Woman Circa.1800John Miers 1756 1821 British School 18th. 19th. Century. Silhouette portrait a young woman wearing a bead necklace. Painted and bronzed plaster in original frame. 6. 8 by 8 cms. Miers was born in Leeds, where he worked as a painter of profile portraits, known as silhouettes, from 1781. He also travelled to various towns in the north of England and spent time in Edinburgh before settling in London in 1788. Miers was the best known and most prolific

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19th Century French school

William Henry Toms

third state with imperial privilege

2nd Earl of Dorchester 1746-1808

Shoulder length portrait study of a young woman

He exhibited almost constantly at the Salon between 1835 and 1870

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he became a skilled artist by making ink and wash sketches of ships and coastal scenes for his log books

Century stipple engraved trade card by Francesco Bartolozzi 1728-1815 after Giovanni Battista Cipriani