IRISH SCHOOL (circa 1790) Portrait miniature of an unknown Gentleman, circa 1790, wearing a black coat, white waistcoat and tied white cravat Watercolour on ivory Set in the original gilt-metal frame, the reverse glazed to reveal gold silk Oval, 70 mm (3 in) high Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 8, 30 (# 96) Although this miniature appears to be painted by an accomplished artist it has not been possible to identify the hand