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The miniature is set in the original ebonized wood frame, the hanger 2 ½ inches (6.4 cm) high. William Egley (1798-1870) was a self-taught artist working in London. Still, he succeeded in attracting an aristocratic clientele, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1824-1869. Egley's charming works may be seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
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A young boy of the Colepeper family, 
in the form of a falcon with wings inverted. This rare crest belongs to two branches of the Colepeper (Culpeper) family. The miniature is signed on the backing paper: Painted by Wm Egley/ Buckingham Street/ Fitzroy Sq/ 1836.
Elle Shushan - Fine
Portrait Miniatures
Philadelphia, PA 215.587.0000
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Philadelphia, PA 215.587.0000