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Portrait of a Lady
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| Artist / Maker | George Engleheart |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1790 |
| Culture / Origin | England |
| Dimensions | 5.7 × 4.5 cm (2 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.) |
| Department | Painting and Sculpture of Europe |
| Type | Miniature Painting |
About the Artist
George Engleheart was born in Kew to a German plaster modeler. Among his teachers were George Barret (1728/32– <br>1784) and Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), whose work Engleheart copied in miniature. One of Richard Cosway’s (1742–1821) greatest rivals and stylistically the closest to his work, Engleheart worked primarily in London until retiring in 1813, after which date he painted few miniatures. Engleheart’s miniatures have a more linear, labored manner than those of Cosway, whose painterly works were often left unfinished near the… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.
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