Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Selina Innes

Selina Innes

Title (Dublin Core): Selina Innes
Description (Dublin Core): Portrait miniature of a young woman.

Portrait of miniature of Selina Innes, daughter of Sir William Chambers (RA) and wife of William Innes, painted by George Englehardt, late 18th century.
Creator (Dublin Core): Engleheart, George, 1750-1829
Date (Dublin Core): late 18th century
Subject (Dublin Core): Portrait miniatures, English
has style period (VRA Ontology): British School
Medium (Dublin Core): watercolor painting (technique); ivory (material)
height (VRA Ontology): 3.81cm
width (VRA Ontology): 3.18cm
Coverage (Dublin Core): England
Provenance (Dublin Core): This miniature is attached to a mid-19th century gilt-metal bracelet. It is one of a group of portraits of the family of Sir William Chambers, R.A., bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery by Miss E. F. E. Pebardy. Another portrait of the same sitter, is P.18-1958, a pastel by Francis Cotes, and a portrait of the sitter's husband by Engleheart is P.16-1958. It is probable that P.15 and P.16-1958 are the portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Innes recorded in Engleheart's sitter-book under the year 1778: according to information provided by the testatrix, the marriage took place on 20 January of that year.
Relation (Dublin Core): Prints, Drawings, and Paintings Collection
Rights (Dublin Core): Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier (Dublin Core): P.15-1958