Artist: Sarah Biffin · 1811The Reverend William Pateshall (1779–1832) Medium watercolour on ivory Dimensions 76 x 60 mm Origin Oxford Collection V&A (P.22-1954) Sarah Biffin was born to a farm labourer in Somerset, in 1784. Biffin was born without hands,…
Artist: Anne Mee · about 1784-1815Frances, Countess of Dartmouth (1733-1805) Medium watercolour on ivory Dimensions 64 x 52 mm Origin England Collection V&A (EVANS.163) Anne Mee came from an artistic family, and probably received her early training from her father,…
Artist: Anne Mee · about 1795Self-Portrait Medium watercolour on ivory Dimensions 76 x 57 mm Origin England Collection V&A (P.12-1962) Mee specialised in watercolour on ivory miniatures, a small and intimate format that was particularly popular among the British upper…
Artist: Penelope Carwardine · about 1760Portrait of a Lady Medium watercolour on ivory Dimensions 33 x 28mm Origin England Collection V&A (412-1907) If you look closely at the edge of this miniature (at about 5 o’clock if this were a…
Artist: Susannah-Penelope Rosse · about 1680Portrait of a Woman, presumed Self-Portrait Medium watercolour on vellum Dimensions 80 x 64 mm Origin England Collection V&A (451-1892) This is widely presumed to be a self-portrait of Susannah-Penelope Rosse. It offers a rare…