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Albert Theer — Portrait of Anthony Alexander Clay, when a child, circa 1840
Albert Theer

Portrait of Anthony Alexander Clay, when a child, circa 1840

A delicate miniature portrait depicting Anthony Alexander Clay as a young child, rendered in watercolour and bodycolour on ivory by Albert Theer. The work is set in an elegant gilt-wood frame characteristic of early 19th-century portraiture.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-wood frame;

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Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures

April 23, 2021

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 555

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Albert Theer, Portrait of Anthony Alexander Clay, when a child, circa 1840

A delicate miniature portrait depicting Anthony Alexander Clay as a young child, rendered in watercolour and bodycolour on ivory by Albert Theer. The work is set in an elegant gilt-wood frame characteristic of early 19th-century portraiture.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-wood frame;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ivory, Child, Watercolour, Portrait, 1840s, Miniature