REGINALD EASTON (1807-1893)
Portrait miniature of Mrs R. J. Maxwell, wearing a red dress with lace shawl and pearl necklace
watercolour on ivory
original ormolu easel frame with tied ribbon surmount
oval, 82 mm (3 1/4 in) high
together with
Portrait miniature of Miss R. T. Maxwell, her daughter, wearing a white dress with blue sash waistband and blue ribbon choker, landscape background
signed and dated 1840
watercolour on ivory
chased foliate frame surmounted with floral suspension ring, the reverse glazed to reveal plaited hair
oval, 78 mm (3 in) high

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The present portrait of Mrs Maxwell is thought to have been painted close to her wedding day in 1830. The portrait of her daughter was painted around ten years later. The later portrait with the landscape background shows the development of Easton's style from an almost monochrome background to his more vibrant palette. He became a fashionable artist, particularly known for painting children and was patronised by the aristocracy and the Royal Family.