Self portrait aged 21

George Richmond (1809 - 1896)

National Portrait Gallery

1830

A miniature of the artist depicted half-length in a landscape, wearing a brown jacket, white shirt and black cravat. It was painted on the occasion of his marriage to his wife Julia. Signed and dated.

• Medium: gouache on ivory
• Dimensions: 9 x 7 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £20000 ( Total: £54,695)
• ArtFunded in: 2001
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

By descent to George Richmond's great-great grandaughter.

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