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Source Description
Englehart studied briefly with Sir Joshua Reynolds, president of the Royal Academy, and then devoted himself to miniatures. In about 1795-1800, when he introduced the letter E as his signature as in this portrait, he also began to work at a larger scale than he had previously.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16074
label
Portrait of a British Officer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
16074
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a British Officer
description
Englehart studied briefly with Sir Joshua Reynolds, president of the Royal Academy, and then devoted himself to miniatures. In about 1795-1800, when he introduced the letter E as his signature as in this portrait, he also began to work at a larger scale than he had previously.
provenance
Abraham Jay Fink; A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1954 [A-34]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, as gift.
date
ca. 1800
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
7.8
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (6.35 x 7.78 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At lower right side: E
med
watercolor on ivory with a gold frame
creator_ids
2931
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2886
3225
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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7103a78b13ae1f04