Henry Edridge (British 1769 - 1821). Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a gentleman wearing a brown, double-breasted coat, cream waistcoat, white frilled chemise, stock, and cravat, his hair powdered and tied with a black bow. Oval, 5 cms. X 4 cms. (2 inches X 1 1/2 inches). Henry Edridge was born in London August, 1769. He attended the Royal Academy Schools, London, where he was praised by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Edridge began exhibiting at the Royal Academy as a miniaturist in 1786...

Adam Buck, c. 1820 Watercolour and colour pencil on card. Portrait of a gentleman wearing dark coat over white shirt with stock and cravat. Signed "Adam Buck" and dated 18-- to obverse. Rectangular, 12.25 cms. X 10.25. cms. (5 inches X 4 1/4 inches). Excellent condition. Sitter is unknown and frame, while appropriate, is modern replacement, which is the reason for such an attractive price for a work of art by this extremely sought-after Regency artist...

Samuel Andrews, c. 1810 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of an army officer in profile. Brass case. Glazed reverse reveals fabric. Oval, 5.5 cms. X 4.5 cms. (2 1/2inches X 1 3/4 inches). Samuel Andrews was probably born in Ireland, c.1767. In 1791 he applied to the East India Company for permission to go to Bengal in India. This application was refused, but he found some other way to travel there, because he arrived in Madras in that same year...

English or Irish School, c. 1800 Colour pencil and wash on card. Portrait of Egan Gibson, Esq., of the 4th Dragoons The head-and-shoulder portrait depicts Mr. Gibson in profile, wearing a blue coat with fur collar. Ebonized papier mache fame. Oval, 8 cms. X 6 cms. (3 inches X 2 3/8 inches). The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards were a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685...

English School, the artist initialling “ABE”, c. 1817. A pair of portrait silhouettes, depicting husband and wife. The man, initialled and dated to the reverse, “ABE/1817”. Original ebonized frames with fancy embossed brass surrounds. Oval, each, 8.5 cms...

English School, c. 1795 Watercolor on ivory. Portrait of a young gentleman, his own hair powdered, wearing a dark blue coat over a yellow waistcoat, white shirt, and cravat tied in a bow. Oval, 6.5 cms. X 5.5 cms. (2 1/2 inches X 2 1/4 inches). This miniature is superb, colours are bright and subject is quite attriactive. ...

Portrait of Jan Casper Hardwick, c. 1800. Watercolour on ivory. Mr. Hardwick is depicting as wearing a black coat, matching waistcoat, frilled cravat, and powdered wig. Inscribed to the reverse, “Jan Casper Hardwick**died/Oct 23 1835/Age 80”. (The dating of the miniature is derived as follows: Mr. Hardwick is about 45 years of age in the miniature. Subtracting 35 years from his death in 1835 produces a date of 1800 for the miniature.) Gilt metal surround in ebonized papier mache frame....

English School, c. 1815 Portrait of an army officer wearing a scarlet coatee with yellow facings and epaulette, tied black stock and white shoulder belt with brass belt-plate embossed, “GR”. Gilt-metal frame. Oval, 74 mms high (2 15/16 inches). ...

Sir William John Newton, c. 1821 Portrait of Reverend Lewis. Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of Reverend Lewis with auburn hair and brown eyes, seated on a red upholstered chair and wearing a black coat, white chemise, stock and tie. Inscribed to reverse, “The Rev. D Lewis/W J Newton Pinxit 1821”. The reverse of the frame also heavily inscribed, Ebonized frame. Rectangular, 8 1/2 cms. X 7 cms (3 1/4 inches X 2 1/2 inches). Sir William John Newton was born in London in 1785. He en...

English School, c. 1850 Portrait of a young gentleman with fair, curly hair and blue eyes, wearing a white shirt, blue waistcoat, and black cravat, under a black coat. A red drape behind his right shoulder. Ornate hair back. Contained within brass locket frame with embossed border....

English School, c. 1770 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a Naval man, his hair powdered, wearing a navy-blue coat with brass buttons over a white shirt and ascot. Brass frame with rope edge. Oval, 7 cms. X 5.5 cms. (2 1/2 inches X 2 inches)....

Watercolour on card. Portrait of General Keir Grant, in 3/4 pose. The General, with fair hair and dark eyes, is dressed in a scarlett coatee, wearing his Knight of Bath medal. Signed and dated, “Adam Buck/1822” to obverse. Original gilt frame embossed "General William Keir Grant, KCB by Adam Buck, c. 1822" to centre obverse. Original framer label to reverse. Rectangular, 5 inches X 4 inches. With frame, 9 3/4 inches X 8 1/2 inches. General Sir William Keir Grant was born in 1772. On...

English School, c. 1840. Watercolour on ivory portrait of a naval officer wearing a blue coatee with white standing collar, gold epaulette and trim, waist belt with embossed insignia, and two medals pinned to his left breast, a gilt-handled sword held in the crook of his left arm. Black wood frame. Rectangular, 115 mm high (4 ½ inches). Excellent condition. ...

Solomon Polack, c. 1795. Portrait of a young gentleman wearing a blue coat with black collar, white waistcoat, frilled chemise and cravat. Gilt mounted rectangular papier mache frame. Oval miniature, 6 cms. diameter (2 1/3 inches). Rectangular frame, 12 1/2 cms. X 10 cms. (5 inches X 4 inches). Solomon Polack was born in the Hague, in 1757. He worked in England and Dublin, probably before 1790. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1790-1835. Polack died the 30 August, 1839. Min...

Portrait of a man, his own hair powdered, wearing a blue coat with white cravat beneath. Oval, 3 cms. Diameter (1 ½ inches). Very good condition....