Portrait of Walter MccGwire
Miniature
1818 (made)
1818 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This portrait miniature depicts Walter MccGwire, who served as a Judge Magistrate of Mymensingh, a district of Bangladesh in the first half of the 19th century. The miniature was painted by leading Dublin-based miniaturist John Comerford (c.1770-1832) in 1818 and is typical of the artist's later style in its strong colouring and calligraphic modelling of the face.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of Walter MccGwire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on ivory |
| Brief description | Miniature by John Comerford of Walter MccGwire, 1818. |
| Physical description | Short half-length, three quarter-face portrait of a rubicund man turning slightly to the spectator's right, and looking towards the spectator. He has grey hair and wears a dark purplish coat and a white collar and waistcoat. Brown background. In ormolu mount, in oval red morocco case. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at the back in ink: Walter MccGwire Esq. / of Clenca C. Waterford / Comerford pinxt Dublin 1818. |
| Credit line | Given by Michael Kane MccGwire |
| Object history | Given by Michael Kane MccGwire in 2015. The miniature had previously been on long-term loan to the V&A by the descendents of Walter MccGwire. |
| Historical context | Walter MccGwire worked as judge and magistrate of Mymensingh [now in Bangladesh] in the Indian Civil Service. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This portrait miniature depicts Walter MccGwire, who served as a Judge Magistrate of Mymensingh, a district of Bangladesh in the first half of the 19th century. The miniature was painted by leading Dublin-based miniaturist John Comerford (c.1770-1832) in 1818 and is typical of the artist's later style in its strong colouring and calligraphic modelling of the face. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.490-2015 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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