Portrait Miniature
Cynthia L. Carter
I recently acquired a portrait miniature of a woman playing a 19th century
guitar in contemporary period dress. I know very little about it, except that
the miniature appears to be a copy of a portrait by Sir Georg Hayter. The
miniature portrait is signed "Muttre." ( I think! That's what the signature
looks like, anyway.)
I am looking for resources to answer two questions:
Who is the subject of the portrait?
When and by whom was the miniature made? (by "whom", I mean, biographical data
about Muttre, or possible places to find such information.)
If anyone could direct me to useful books on the subject of English miniature
painters, or to an expert in the Chicago area who might be able to point me in
the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
Value is of no particular interest to me, as I don't intend to sell it. It's
of historical interest to me as a guitarist, and I'd like to know more about
its history.
Thank you for any help you can offer.
Cindy Carter
CCart...@aol.com
13 Ghosts
wrote:
What is it painted on?
What is it painted with?
I suppose there may be an authority
on George Hayter out there somewhere
who may know who the subject is.
Check to see if there have been
any books or magazine articles written
about Hayter and send a photo of your miniature
to the author, if, of course, you don't
happen to find the answer yourself in the
course of your research.
If there is another way to find this out, I do
not know what it is.
I gave my books and the net a quick inspection and did not
see any Muttre. Double check the spelling. And check
the library'sArt reference books for Muttre.
13 Ghosts
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Cynthia L. Carter <ccart...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I hope you'll pardon a newbie.
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