Georges Antoine Keman

This work has been well preserved and carefully presented. The pigments have remained strong and they appear to be unfaded. At the extreme upper edge of the composition and at the extreme left, there are three small areas where the pigment has discoloured. There are tiny areas of pigment loss at the extreme edges of the composition. The signature on the verso is slightly rubbed.
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Although Keman hailed from Alsace and trained as a miniaturist in Paris, by 1792 he had immigrated to England. He soon achieved success in London where he was patronized by a number of noble families. In 1796 he moved to Bristol and remained there until returning to the capital in 1807. In 1805 his status as a leading artist was officially recognised when he was appointed miniature painter to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, later King of Hanover (1771-1851).