PAIR Antique c. 1823 Portrait Miniatures, Man & Wife, Artist Signed HERMANN, 1823

  
1823 Portrait Miniatures, Man and Wife, Artist Signed "HERMANN, Brussels 1823". All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure.

No reproduction without prior written consent. We'll be sending out sale notices and special deals to our'Favorites' customers. What a handsome pair, these! Two hundred years ago now they had their portraits done. Gentleman with piercing blue eyes and white hair but youthful face, and his wife in a large Lacey bonnet, adaptation from the historical fashions of Belgium, not quite as posh as Paris but big on lace.

The artist has signed both paintings and dated them 1823, and notation of Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium). I have not ever done much research into this artist. Time is always limited, it seems. Interestingly, each has playing cards backing the paintings.

I often find that in a gentleman's portrait but not typically backing a woman's portrait. Full measurements noted on the photos. Very good to excellent condition on both paintings, convex cover glass, but both have a shrinkage crack to the wood frame (see images, marked with'x'), which have been glued and clamped, but the line remains in view. Exceptional paintings, particularly the gentleman. I admit I got a good price on these owing to the cracks in frames, and I'll pass this along to our customers.

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