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Portrait miniature of an unknown woman

Portrait Miniature
1804 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Engleheart, George (artist)
Place of origin
England (painted)

Portrait miniature on ivory of an unknown woman

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read Portrait miniatures at the V&A In 1857, the year the new South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) opened to the public, the museum acquired its first portrait miniature – an image of Queen Elizabeth I by Nicholas Hilliard. The miniature, housed in an enamelled gold locket with a jewelled cover, is a rare survival as most E...

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Paintings
Object type
Portrait miniature
TitlePortrait miniature of an unknown woman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Ivory
Painting
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown woman by George Engleheart, British, 1804
Physical description
Portrait miniature on ivory of an unknown woman
Dimensions
  • Height: 83mm
  • Width: 65mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated 1804
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.58-1910

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Record createdJuly 8, 2003
Record URL
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