Portrait of a Young Naval Subaltern
Charles Shirreff
- Art Funded
- 2015
- Dimensions
- 7.8 × 6.4cm
- Vendor
- Sotheby's
In 1760, Thomas Braidwood of Edinburgh set up the first school for deaf children in the world.
The first pupil enrolled was Charles Shirreff, who later trained at the Royal Academy in London and went on to become one of BritainÂ’s leading miniaturists.
Provenance
Unknown. The Museum has carried out an Art Loss Register search.