Paintbox
18th century (made)
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Metal paintbox containing porcelain receptacles and pigments.
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| Materials and techniques | metal box |
| Brief description | Metal paintbox for watercolour paints, formerly the property of the miniaturist George Engleheart |
| Physical description | Metal paintbox containing porcelain receptacles and pigments. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Rachel Barclay |
| Object history | George Engleheart (1750-1829) was one of the most prolific miniaturists of his day. He also kept a detailed fee book, which is still in the possession of his family descendants. There are very useful extracts from this fee book to be found in George Williamson's monograph on Engleheart, published in 1902. Only a few artists from the Georgian/Regency period kept details of who they painted and what fees they charged, and fewer of these precious historic records survive. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
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| Accession number | P.16-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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