18th.Century Reverse Glass Painting Of A Lady With An Auricula Circa.1745 Jungfrau recorded as working in Suffolk

recorded as working in Suffolk in 1730 and may have been based in Gloucester before that date

nephew of Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford

He exhibited at the Salon from 1835 to 1857 and won medals for his works in 1838

Trimmed on plateline repaired tears and surface abrasion

32 by 38 cms image

18th.Century Reverse Glass Painting Of A Lady With An Auricula Circa.1745 Jungfrau recorded as working in SuffolkUtterly charming Mid 18th. Century reverse glass painting depicting a Lady with an auricula in a terracotta pot. Circa. 1745. After an original design by Thomas Burford fl. 1710 1779. In original ebonised sanded slip frame. 36. 8 by 46. 5 cms overall in frame. The art of reverse glass painting consists of applying paint to a piece of glass and then viewing the image by turning the glass over and looking through the glass at the image. Given the