Thomas Hargreaves (British, 1775-1846)
A Lady, seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing plum coloured dress with puffed white gauze sleeves, seed pearl brooch in the form of a bird at her corsage, pearl necklace, pendent pearl earrings and comb in her upswept hair, red curtain beyond.
Ormolu frame with scrolling corners set on red velvet.
Rectangular, 102mm (4in) high
Provenance: Purchased in 1973
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.57
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.74
