Beautifully executed portrait of a lady in a yellow dress with fashionable hairstyle incorporating a printed fabric entwined in the hair matching the fabric of the shawl or fichu.c.1775. 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches.Bi-coloured glazed hair locket to reverse of the gold pendant.With document regarding Sothebys appraisal 1978. Some slight paint loss to edges.
 
The three Daniel brothers, Abraham, Joseph and Phineas, were the sons of Nechaniah Daniel of Bridwater, Somerset and were considered to be the earliest known Jewish artists in the area. It has come to be accepted wisdom that all three were taught the art of miniature painting by their clever mother.Joseph Daniel was apparently considered to be the better artist in his day, and he did not marry Mary Wright until 1798, only a few yearsbefore he died aged 43.