John Miers
Andrew Robertson, 1777 - 1845. Portrait Miniaturist in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London
About this artwork
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artist:John Miers (about 1758 - 1821) English
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title:Andrew Robertson, 1777 - 1845. Portrait Miniaturist in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London
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date created:About 1795
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materials:Silhouette on plaster
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measurements:Height: 6.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in 2006
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accession number:PGL 1883
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John Miers
John Miers
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 Edinburgh before settling in London in 1788. Miers was the best known and most prolific maker of this fashionable...
