Henry William Bunbury Caricature Portrait Watercolour Achilles Oil on canvas laid on

Oil on canvas laid on to board

Daniel Gardner 1750-1805

'A Southern Blonde'

British School early to mid 19th

Several condition issues but exceptionally rare

Henry William Bunbury Caricature Portrait Watercolour Achilles Oil on canvas laid onHenry William Bunbury 1750 1811 Caricature portrait of a Gentleman in Court Dress. Watercolour and ink drawing Circa. 1790. 12. 5 by 10 cms. Provenance: James Hall Collection. Bunbury was a prolific Illustrator and draughtsman, a contemporary of Rowlandson and Gillray. Like them he was also well known as a designer of satirical prints. From a landed family, he was educated at Westminster and Cambridge. He was an Honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy