17th.Century English School Portrait Miniature Of A Gentleman Circa.1640 Pen and Ink Drawing He worked chiefly as a

He worked chiefly as a portrait painter but occasionally exhibited history and subject pictures in an attempt to gain recognition

Not shown in the present work

From 1785 to 1788 he was in India

Crown watermark and stamp to reverse with old attribution to Hubert Gravelot 1699-1773

James Ferguson was born the son of a Banffshire farmer

17th.Century English School Portrait Miniature Of A Gentleman Circa.1640 Pen and Ink Drawing He worked chiefly as a17th. Century English School Portrait Miniature. Oil on copper, depicting a gentleman with a magnificent beard wearing a buff coat and lace collar. Dateable to Circa. 1640. Set in a later early 19th. Century gilt metal frame. 3. 4 by 4. 1 cms image. 4. 5 by 5. 5 cms. Overall framed.