Charles Caton The Elder Pen And Ink Caricature Drawing The Perruquier Circa.1770

Charles Caton The Elder Pen And Ink Caricature Drawing The Perruquier Circa.1770Attr. Charles Caton the Elder 1728 1798. British School 18th. Century. Pencil pen and ink caricature drawing depicting a perruquier, a wigmaker or barber at work on a rather disgruntled client. Executed on 18th. Century laid paper tipped at edges to acid free backing some cockling to sheet to no real detriment. 14. 5 by 19. 6 cms. Image. Caton a founder member of the Royal Academy was well known for his humorous "character" sketches that caotured the

Noel Laura Nisbet 1887-1956

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Initialled to reverse with collection stamp of John MacGowan d

He worked in the UK during the 1760s and 1780s and was elected an associate member of the newly established Royal Academy

Among his most celebrated sitters were Edward Gibbon the Reverend William Gilpin

while a mouse eats crumbs in the corner

Slight time-toning and area of skinning to lower left corner all to no real detriment

Richard Cosway was the leading portrait miniaturist of the late 18th

Provenance: Private collection U

E in 2022 for his Services to literature

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