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My photo file sizes are too big! I’ll try again tomorrow now that I have my new password… thanks so much for all your replies and lovely welcome

 

Email your photos to yourself as medium size, save them and then they should load

 

Fingers crossed - I have done that now so will upload in a few moments - thanks very much for the tip!

 

I think I've managed to upload a few more pics - the smaller miniature portrait is there for size comparison and is painted on mother of pearl and the frame or mount is set with cut steel stones - shame the pin is missing on that one...

 

You are doing great, Vintiquechique. Best if the additional images are posted as "FULL IMAGE". It just makes it easier for folks to see. If you can, quickly go back and edit those last 4 thumbnails to "FULL IMAGE", like you did for the first photo.

 

Thanks - I wasn’t sure if they would come up big or not - silly newbie!!

 

Not silly, we all had to learn how to do it!

 

so good I posted it twice..... I will get there in the end! Now one to show the scale - the diameter is 83mm - Finally!!

 

I didn't manage to capture the slightly raised brushstrokes so I am fairly sure that this has been hand painted and not printed. I may be completely wrong but I looked really carefully over all of it with a loupe...

 

Revisiting an old thread here.

Could it be that the portrait on @Vintiquechique 's locket might be a representation of Maria Fitzherbert? She was the secret wife of King George IV.

The clothing is almost identical except for the pearls in the hair and the short necklace with the drop pearls and emerald.

 

Wow that's a good catch. The face definitely looks similar and the detail of the dress are very specific. I agree.

 

That pearl harness with the portrait miniature is very distinctive.

 

https://www.patrickcomerford.com/2020/03/putting-mrs-fitzherbert-back-in-picture.html

Picture from an old auction that was Mrs Fitzherbert. She's wearing that pearl harness again here too.