Antique Georgian Era Portrait Miniature, Hand Painted Gentleman in Grisaille cameo A little work of art

A little work of art

1810–1821)

This little fellow just has a chipped/missing front to one of his front paws

the aged patina is also as attractive as can be and it has black or ebonized accents on the raised scrolls and around the clock bezel

The pale green and thick heavy glass bowl of the vase is also without damage

Antique Georgian Era Portrait Miniature, Hand Painted Gentleman in Grisaille cameo A little work of artGeorgian England, c. 1780 1820, this distinguished gentleman sat for his portrait. He must have been an important man, though his history has been lost through the centuries. The miniature portraits and paintings are of 2 types: 1: those painted 'apres' or 'after' the paintings of famous artists whose works on display in Europe's fine museums such as the Louvre) are copied and sold as souvenir miniature paintings for Grand Tour tourists, and 2: those