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Early 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait

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A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young lady. Attributed to Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a young lady, bust length, turned to the right watercolour, reverse painted on glass 2½ x 2 inches, oval, excluding the frame 4½ x 3¾ inches with the frame HINTON GIBBS (1783-1839) became a highly skilled exponent of painting profiles on the underside of convex glass - a particularly difficult technique to master. Working from the early 1800s into the mid-1820s, his extant profiles are relatively common. A very small number of portrait miniatures on ivory are also recorded. With finely applied detail, the fashions of Gibbs' female sitters are meticulously observed and generally speaking, almost half-length. Conversely, male sitters are painted almost entirely black with hair developed with a needle while other detail is brush-painted. Occasionally colour is used to enhance the apparel of both sexes. Bustline terminations vary and profiles without terminations are recorded. Ten trade labels are now recorded: all bar one are briefly worded, e.g. "H. Gibbs. Profilist". However, a recently sourced undated printed label, fortunately lengthy, details working methods and prices. Source: Profiles of the Past website
  • Attributed to:
    Hinton Gibbs (1783 - 1839, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    In good, ready to hang condition. Please see photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Harkstead, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1481215427992

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