Lot 34
 

RICHARD COSWAY R.A. (BRITISH 1742-1821) Portrait miniature of an unknown Officer, circa 1770 wearing a red uniform with blue facings and gold lace, cream waistcoat and lace cravat with powdered hair en queue Watercolour on ivory Gold bracelet clasp frame Oval, 34mm (1 1/4 in) high Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 11, 61 (#272). Painted by the leading miniature artist of the Regency period, this is a lovely early example. It was designed to be worn as a bracelet and given as a token of affection by the sitter to the receiver.

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