Hugh Douglas Hamilton 1740-1808 Irish School 18th.Century. Pastel portrait on laid paper. Portrait study of a lady wearing a lace bonnet with pink ribbon. Oval 18.2 by 24 cms. 39.5 by 45 cms framed overall. Provenance: with James Adam Dublin Seprember 2004.
Douglas Hamilton dominated the late 18th Century market for small-scale pastel portraits prior to his move to Italy in 1779. His technique of using faint carmine tones for facial features and the broad side of a pastel for the background became his signature trademark.