{"product_id":"miniature-by-richard-crosse","title":"Miniature by Richard Crosse","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge scale portrait miniature c.1775 of an elegant lady herself wearing a mourning miniature of a lidded urn.The miniature is tied fashionably on a fine ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is painted in Crosse's distinctive greenish-blue tint including the shading to the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe miniature is set to a later gilt-metal pendant case with cobalt glass to reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe miniature is 3.75 by 3 inches ,full length from top of bale is 4.5inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Crosse (1742–1810) was a leading English painter of portrait miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart,and Richard Cosway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn deaf and dumb he was so gifted at painting that he won a prize at the Society of Arts in 1758 and moved to London to study.He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1770-1796. Many of his works and his paint box can be seen in the V and A Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64027907817821,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_5bd443509ef94348bd6cd7f843ded002_mv2.avif?v=1774852344","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/miniature-by-richard-crosse","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}