An Unknown Girl Playing a Harp
William Grimaldi (1751 - 1830)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1806
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, metal, human hair
Measurements
133 mm (H)102 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246547
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, An Unknown Girl Playing a Harp, by William Grimaldi (Shoreditch 1751 – London 1830). 1806. Rectangular. Three-quarter-length portrait of a young girl , turned to the left, gazing upwards, seated playing a harp, wearing a white empire-line dress, with gold sleeve bands. Dark blue eyes, light bworn hair, fresh complexion. A small cloud hangs above the harp on the left.
Marks and inscriptions
Grimaldi / 1806 (signed and dated on front)
Makers and roles
William Grimaldi (1751 - 1830), miniaturist