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Description: | Man, head and shoulders; brown wig, white shirt and cravat, dark red coat with collar.
Narrow oval silver and gold frame with loop, decorated on front edges with chased floral design, back slightly concave; glazed.
Believed to be a portrait of Robert Thyer; Brasenose, Oxford. Chethams Librarian 1732-63. m. St. Ann's Church 1741. d. 1781 also poet.
See similar portrait by Romney at Chetham's
Hidden at Heaton Hall after '45.
Material: oil
Material: ivory
Material: silver-gilt
miniature by Romney, 1740-1760, (1969.139). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.38532 | Go to resource |
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