George Place Miniature of an Officer c1800
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A c1800 miniature, reasonably attributed to George Place. The silver shoulder belt plate indicates that the sitter was an officer in the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, c.1800 - 1810. The single epaulette on the right at this period shows he was an Ensign, Lieutenant, or Captain. The framed size of this piece, in its later frame with fabric backing, is 2 5/8" by 2 1/8". The white area at the top of the photo is a reflection.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Although his date of birth is not known, George Place was born in Dublin, where he began his formal training at the Dublin Society Schools in 1775. After starting his independent practice as a miniature painter in Dublin he moved to London, where he exhibited at the Royal Academy 1791-97. He then moved with his wife to Lucknow, India. He received many important commissions in India from the Nawab, painting the Nawab and his court. Few of his paintings and drawings survived the Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny against the British East India Company. Place died in Lucknow, India in 1805. Over the course of his career Place's work varied in quality from simpler limning to the more academic. Examples of his work are in the V & A Museum and in the British Museum.
