Artist
William Egley (British, 1798–1870)British, 1798–1870
CultureEnglish
Titles
- The Honourable Charles Cavendish Byng
Date1850
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 15k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/16 in. (7.6 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1592
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on verso: "The Infant Son of the Viscountess Enfield Painted by William Egley. Connaught Terrace Hyde Park. May 3, 1850." (according to appraisal)
Hallmarks on the side of the frame dated 1902"
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