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John Cox Dillman Engleheart — Portrait of a gentleman with his head in the clouds
John Cox Dillman Engleheart

Portrait of a gentleman with his head in the clouds

A delicate watercolor and bodycolor portrait miniature by John Cox Dillman Engleheart depicting a gentleman with an imaginative, whimsical expression. The work is set in an ornate silver-gilt and enamel frame, typical of the miniature portrait tradition.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, silver-gilt and enamel frame;

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $500$800

Lot 259

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John Cox Dillman Engleheart, Portrait of a gentleman with his head in the clouds

A delicate watercolor and bodycolor portrait miniature by John Cox Dillman Engleheart depicting a gentleman with an imaginative, whimsical expression. The work is set in an ornate silver-gilt and enamel frame, typical of the miniature portrait tradition.

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

Related themes

Watercolor, 19th Century, Ivory, Decorative, Whimsical, Portrait, Intricate, British, Miniature, Gentleman