Pair of portraits of a married couple
Gouache on ivory. A gentleman in a black skirt and a young lady in a white chemise. Signed "John Cox Dillmann Engleheart" on the reverse, dated 1811. 8.2 x 6.4 cm. Ebonized wooden frame.
John Cox Dillman Engleheart, 1811.
Expert opinion
Marketing license for ivory available (DE-S-0503-23).
Provenance
Sotheby's London on November 24, 1983, lot 477.
Rhine private collection.
Literature
Cf. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, Vol. I, p. 238 f.
This object was made using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.
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