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Elizabeth Montgomery 1751-83
Miniaturist:
Majer, Jeremias
Goldsmith:
Beaulieu, Pierre-François Mathis de
Gold, engine turned and chased box, the lid set with a portait miniature of a young woman in a pink dress
Gold, engine turned and chased, the top of the lid set with a portrait miniature painted in watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, under glass. The circular box has straight sides and a flat pull-off lid. The sides of the box are engraved with vertical stripes of engine-turned decoration, the base with concentric rings. Round the edge of the lid and base and at the top and bottom of the sides are borders of stiff leaf decoration on a matted ground. The circular portrait of Elizabeth Montgomery depicts her facing three-quarters to the right; her light brown hair is worn high with two ringlets over her left shoulder. She wears a low cut dress of pink silk, the gauze collar is caught with pink roses at the front. The background is painted blue-grey.
History note: Bought by Conrad Nicholls from Christie's sale of 1 December 1959, lot 146. Bought by the Friends from Nicholls 15th December 1959
Method of acquisition: Given (1959-01-14) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century, Late
Louis XVI
1774
CE
-
1775
CE
Jeremias Majer (also known as Jeremiah Meyer) was born in Tübingen, where his father was portrait painter to the Duke of Würtemberg. He came to England aged fourteen. He was given tuition in enamel painting by Zincke, but his claim to pre-eminence as a miniaturist depends on his watercolours on ivory. Mayer painted prtraits of King George III and Queen Charlotte and was a founder member of the Royal Academy in 1768.
Pierre-François Mathis de Beaulieu registered as Master in Paris on 23 July 1758 and worked until 1791.
Painting
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
Box
composed of
gold
Diameter 7.8 cm
Miniature
composed of
ivory
Diameter 6.5 cm
Cover
composed of
glass
Inscription present: 'PM' over'B' with a symbol, two pellets and a star above
Inscription present: the monogram of Paris
Inscription present: 'L' crowned
Inscription present: the head of a monkey
Inscription present: ct raised in Visct for Viscount
Accession number: M.7 & A-1959
Primary reference Number: 18110
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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