Miers And Field Silhouette Portrait Of A Gentleman Circa.1800 rareprints she was able to establish

she was able to establish herself as an admired artist at a time when women struggled to forge careers

The mezzotint is now the only record of the painting

Century Mezzotint engravings after R Pyle Published by Robert Sayer Fleet Street London Circa

His work was extensively collected in his lifetime

He was heavily involved with the Arts and Crafts Movement

Miers And Field Silhouette Portrait Of A Gentleman Circa.1800 rareprints she was able to establishJohn Miers 1756 1821 and John Field 1772 1848. British School Late 18th. early19th. Century. Silhouette portrait of a Gentleman wearing a buttoned coat. Painted and bronzed plaster in original frame with Miers and Field trade label to reverse. 6. 1 by 7. 6 cms. Miers was born in Leeds, where he worked as a painter of profile portraits, known as silhouettes, from 1781. He also travelled to various towns in the north of England and spent time in