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Portrait of a colonel of the 3rd Foot Guards

Portrait Miniature
ca. 1798 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This miniature is framed in an original 18th-century locket with a hair ornament set behind glass on the reverse.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of a colonel of the 3rd Foot Guards (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of a Colonel of the 3rd Foot Guards, displayed to show the hair ornament on the reverse, watercolour on ivory, Anonymous, English, ca. 1798.
Physical description
Portrait miniature
Dimensions
  • Height: 63mm
  • Width: 53mm
Credit line
Alan Evans Bequest, given by the National Gallery
Summary
This miniature is framed in an original 18th-century locket with a hair ornament set behind glass on the reverse.
Collection
Accession number
EVANS.124

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Record createdJuly 14, 2003
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