Palette Box
ca. 1770 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This box belonged to George Engleheart, a leading miniature painter in the late 18th century. His ivory palettes and colour tests still have a resideue of splashy watercolour. Seeing these alongside Engleheart's finished miniatures, we can appreciate his skill in controlling watercolour on ivory and his fine brushwork.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | wooden box with ivory palettes |
| Brief description | Wooden box containing five ivory palettes, formerly belonging to George Engleheart the miniature painter, with colour tests on pieces of ivory |
| Physical description | Wooden box containing five circular ivory palettes. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rachel Barclay |
| Association | |
| Summary | This box belonged to George Engleheart, a leading miniature painter in the late 18th century. His ivory palettes and colour tests still have a resideue of splashy watercolour. Seeing these alongside Engleheart's finished miniatures, we can appreciate his skill in controlling watercolour on ivory and his fine brushwork. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.18-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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