Museum number
M196
Object
Silhouette: Unknown Lady by John Field, ink on card, after 1833
Description
Uknown Lady. OvalThe sitter wears a muslin cap and long earrings. Her dress has a gauze collar, but other details of the dress are unclear.The silhouette is heightened with gold. It dates from about c1800 and is of good quality.There is a reddish wood frame.
Materials
Card
Inscription
Signed on the truncation: Field 2 Strand (London)Trade card on the reverse
On display?
Yes

Further description

Simple name
Silhouette
Subject
Portrait
Dimensions
framed: .8000cm (d) x 12.9000cm (h) x 11.2000cm (w)
regular: 6.4cm (h) x 7.8cm (w)
Unknown Lady John Field (1772-1848) Ink on card, after 1833 Signed Field 2 Strand Professionals like John Miers and his assistant John Field raised profile-painting to an art. They created extraordinarily fine, smoky effects by painting with soot mixed into beer. This lady’s diaphanous gauze collar and cap have been minutely traced in powdered gold mixed with gum.

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