Finely executed portrait miniature of a lady of quality in the fashionable dress of the period,painted in a palette of blues and greys,her porcelain complexion blends with the clouds beyond. She wears a mob cap above her powdered hair,a bright blue ribbon tied in a bow below her fichu. c.1780.
She holds our gaze with a slightly knowing look.
Set to a high carat gold brooch with the initials WRP inscribed to the reverse.
By an accomplished but to me unknown hand.
6 cms by 5 cms.