A young lady by Patrick McMore(e)land,
signed, circa 1785.

Set in the original brightwork adorned gold locket frame, the glazed reverse containing plaited hair.
1 ½ inches (4.5 cm) high.
Patrick McMor(e)land (1741-after 1809), artist and teacher, painted portraits in enamel, watercolor on ivory and graphite. A native of Scotland, McMor(e)land worked in Manchester, Liverpool and London, where he exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Society of Artists. The New Orleans Museum of Art has a wonderful collection of his portrait sketches.