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Attributed to James Reily (d.1780) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN IN A TIE WIG, WEARING A RED WAISTCO...

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Attributed to James Reily (d.1780) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN IN A TIE WIG, WEARING A RED WAISTCO...
Attributed to James Reily (d.1780)
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN IN A TIE WIG, WEARING A RED WAISTCOAT AND BLUE COAT WITH SILVER BUTTONS AND TRIM
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory
4 by 3cm., 1.5 by 1.25in. (oval)
Educated at the Blue-coat School, Oxmantown (1745-48), he later studied at the Dublin Society under Robert West, served an apprenticeship along with Gustavus Hamilton (1739-1775) under Samuel Dixon. He exhibited miniatures at the Society of Artists in Dublin between 1765 and 1779. Examples of his work are in the National Museum of Ireland and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
€1,000-€1,200 (IR £800-£900 approx.)