W. Bate Portrait Miniature c1802
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Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1464426
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1464426
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A well executed miniature of an English gent. The reverse of the painting identifies the sitter as Thomas Sheppard, painted by W. Bate in 1802. Presented in an unusual gold painted frame with the miniature displayed in the diagonal direction. The condition of the miniature is excellent, with the inside rim of the frame having a "ding" at around 2:00 o'clock. Sight size is 2 7/8" by 2 3/8" with an overall size of 4 1/2" by 4 1/2".
A well executed miniature of an English gent. The reverse of the painting identifies the sitter as Thomas Sheppard, painted by W. Bate in 1802. Presented in an unusual gold painted frame with the miniature displayed in the diagonal direction. The condition of the miniature is excellent, with the inside rim of the frame having a "ding" at around 2:00 o'clock. Sight size is 2 7/8" by 2 3/8" with an overall size of 4 1/2" by 4 1/2".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: There is not much known about William Bate's personal life. He worked in London and Dublin, exhibiting at the Royal Academy 1799 - 1802, and in Dublin in 1819. He was both a watercolorist and enamelist, and was Painter in Enamel to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of York. His work is in the National Gallery in Dublin. Bate died prior to 1845.
