Lot 39
  • 39

Three pastel, wax and silhouette portraits, early 19th century

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Description

  • from height 11 5/8 in. to height 3in. to height 1 1/4 in. 29.5cm to 7.5cm to 3.2cm
the first of Henry Tracy, age 45, wearing a jacket with black lapels, inscribed verso with his name, and the date1827, further inscribed Taken for me in Rotterdam, with date and age, rectangular in giltwood frame. The second in colored wax profile, English, circa 1815, rectangular in shadowbox frame. The third a profile gilt and brown silhouette of a gentleman, signed Miers, circa 1810, oval with locket verso, the frame loose.