An early 19th century silhouette painting of a gentleman with bronze highlights.
Ebonised wooden frame with gilt slip
English Circa 1840
27.5 x 21cm (Image)
34 x 28cm (Frame)
At the bottom right hand side is an embossed seal “DE LA RUE & Co BRISTOL BOARD” which indicates that the paper stock came from London based stationer founded by Thomas De La Rue,
Thomas De La Rue set up business in London in 1821 as a printer, stationer and manufacturer of fancy goods, having previously been a Guernsey newspaper publisher. The firm of De La Rue was mainly associated with printing postage stamps (from 1855), banknotes, railway tickets, playing cards, diaries and stationery