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William Essex

William Essex

William Essex, Count Hugo Mensdorff (1804-47), c. 1842

William Essex

Count Hugo Mensdorff (1804-47), c. 1842
Enamel on Copper
Oval, 2 1/5 in (56 mm) high
Signed on counter enamel 'Count Hugo / Mensdorff / AE: Aug: 24 1804 / Painted after / Sir W. Ross 1842 / by W. Essex Enl. painter / to Her Majesty & H.R.H. / Prince Albert'
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William Essex was chiefly an enamellist who trained under Charles Muss (1779-1824), enamel painter to William IV. First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1818, he would continue to show...
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William Essex was chiefly an enamellist who trained under Charles Muss (1779-1824), enamel painter to William IV. First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1818, he would continue to show at various other prestigious societies such as the British Institution, the Society of British Artists and the Old Water Colour Society until 1864.
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Provenance

Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1850;
Private Collection.
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