$444
Possibly E. Girard (Anglo-American, Early 19th Century) Three Portrait Miniatures of Two Ladies and a Gentleman, c. 1815. Each backed with or with a remnant of paper printed with a mourning poem titled "Lines addressed to E. Girard, Portrait Painter..." Watercolor on paper profile portraits, probably depicting a mother, father, and daughter, the women painted wearing blue dresses, the paper pricked to resemble lace on the garments worn by both, the man with wavy hair and long sideburns wearing a black jacket heightened with gum arabic, dia. 4 1/4 in., mounted in matching black lacquered wood frames with gilt-brass liners. Condition: Toning, minor foxing.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11
