Early 19th-Century Miniature Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century Miniature Portrait Of A GentlemanThis fine Regency miniature depicts a dapper gentleman dressed in a cravat, white shirt and black suit. Its presented splendidly within an ornate giltwood frame held in a velvet lined box. Clearly, this was a treasured item. Gentlemen from this period remind us of the ebb and flow of Jane Austen novels and the pulsing undercurrent of societal romance. Is he an outlandish rogue or the one she really wants to marry? Medium: Oil on card Overall size: 7 x

Note the toy horse - a likely reminder that the boy is the next in line to inherit the estate

The room is covered with an array of artworks including a large oil painting

If Lasson did travel to Southern Greenland

The artist is unknown but they were evidently a keen student of nature

This is clearly a lady of means and she's dressed to impress

It’s likely that the gold flügelhaben also had some religious significance as it was often worn when attending church

Hrynczyszyn

It’s very likely that Reignier painted this ‘en plein air’ (outside) while sat with his brushes admiring the view

Aigens was born in Copenhagen and trained at the Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler

It’s interesting to consider what this room meant to Pedersen and how he came to paint it

Olof Walfrid Nilsson was known for his dreamlike

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a beautiful gilt frame that’s probably its original