1831 Miniature Portrait Of A Court Lady By Emma Elanora Kendrick

~ 1831 Miniature Portrait Of A Court Lady By Emma Elanora Kendrick ~

The piece depicts an elegant court lady in a relaxed pose. It is mounted in it original ebonised frame with a gilt brass finial. Details are to the reverse including the fact it was complete in June 1831.

~ Emma Eleonora Kendrick ~

Emma Eleonora Kendrick was born around 1788, daughter of the sculptor Joseph Kendrick. Emma's elder sister Josephia Jane Mary Kendrick was an accomplished harpist who performed in public, and later gave harp lessons. Both Emma and Josephia became life members of the New Musical Fund in 1822.

Between 1810 and 1817 Emma won several prizes from the Society of Arts. In 1831 she was appointed miniature painter to Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Homburg and to William IV. She painted miniature portraits of royalty and eminent people. She was a member of the New Water-Colour Society and the Society of British Artists. Between 1811 and 1840 her work was exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts.

She did not exhibit after 1840. In her later years she taught miniature painting to the daughters of the nobility. Emma Eleanor Kendrick died on 6 April 1871, aged 83.

~ Condition ~

Please refer to the images for the condition. The painting is in excellent order, the frame is original to the piece but has been restored after a breakage. The script to the reverse is original to the piece.

~ Dimensions ~

The frame is 12.5 cm (5 inches) wide and 16 cm (6.25 inches) tall. The exposed image is 7 cm (2.75 inches) wide and 9 cm (3.5 inches) tall.

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