Portrait miniature
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Portrait medallions are an art for which developed during the reign of Henry VIII. These small, portable portraits were often invested with great symbolism or significance, both politically and personally – painted to be held and viewed closely, and to be presented as tokens of loyalty, friendship or love. This portrait miniature depicts Elizabeth "Bessy" Allen (1764-1846) who married Josiah Wedgwood II in December 1792.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- WE.4290-2014
What it shows
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
