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Miniature Portraits of Gentlemen

Delicate miniatures featuring men in traditional attire, showcasing different styles from the 18th and 19th centuries, with attention to fine details.

Portrait of the Marquis de Saint-Paul by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) oil on canvas, c 1760. While the French painter Greuze is known principally for his genre scenes with contemporary figures, he was also a sought-after portraitist. This fashionably dressed young marquis is portrayed in an elegant and natural manner.
Portrait of the Marquis de Saint-Paul by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) oil on canvas, c 1760. While the French painter Greuze is known principally for his genre scenes with contemporary figures, he was also a sought-after portraitist. This fashionably dressed young marquis is portrayed in an elegant and natural manner.
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Thomas Wriothesley (1505-1550), First Earl of Southampton ca. 1535 Hans Holbein the Younger German This miniature, which is widely ascribed to Holbein, is based on a drawing by him in the Louvre, Paris. It has apparently been cut down to fit an oval frame. Wriothesley (1508-1550), who was Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal, acted as Henry VIII's executor and privy counselor to Edward VI.. Thomas Wriothesley (1505-1550), First Earl of Southampton 436663Stereo daguerreotype from around 1850 by Franz K. Strezek showing a woman's portrait, emphasizing facial features, pose, and studio composition.