Portrait miniature of Catherine, Lady Blantyre

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Artist/Maker	Thomson, William John (artist)
Place of origin	Edinburgh (painted)

Oval portrait miniature of Catherine, Lady Blantyre, painted in watercolour on ivory. The sitter is depicted almost half-length in three-quarter profile, facing to the left. She wears a fur around her shoulders and a turban-esque head scarf. Signed and dated inscription written in ink at the back.

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Categories	Portraits Paintings Access_to_Images 2003 Scotland SCRAN Miniatures
Object type	Portrait miniature
Title	Portrait miniature of Catherine, Lady Blantyre (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour painting on ivory Watercolour Ivory Watercolour Painting
Brief description	Portrait miniature of Catherine, Lady Blantyre, by William John Thomson. Anglo-American, 1812.
Physical description	Oval portrait miniature of Catherine, Lady Blantyre, painted in watercolour on ivory. The sitter is depicted almost half-length in three-quarter profile, facing to the left. She wears a fur around her shoulders and a turban-esque head scarf. Signed and dated inscription written in ink at the back.
Dimensions	Height: 9.5cm Width: 7.4cm Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Haslemere: Emmett Microform, 1981.
Marks and inscriptions	'Catherine / Lady Blantyre / Painted by / W J. Thomson / Dec^r. 1812 / Edinburgh / for Hon^ble C F Stuart / at Calcutta CFS' (Inscribed in ink at the back; transcription copied from Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928, London: Board of Education, 1929.)
Subjects depicted	Portrait Blantyre, Catherine (Lady)
Association	Kolkata
Bibliographic references	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Haslemere: Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.23-1928

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Record created	July 15, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82353/portrait-miniature-of-catherine-lady-portrait-miniature-thomson-william-john/

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