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Antique portrait miniature of ' Justinian Saunders Bentley Nutt' as a boy by Penelope Carwardine.

Made in England. 18th Century.
Signed on miniature with P.C initials.

The frame has engraving ' Justinian Saunders Bentley Nutt , became Captain Indian Navy '.

Dimensions:
Miniature size: Length x width: 3 x 2.5 cm
Full frame size: 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm
Weight: 15.93 grams

About artist:
Penelope Carwardine was an English miniature painter.

She was one of eight children born to John Carwardine of Thinghills Court and his wife, Anne Bullock of Preston Wynn. With her father having ruined the family estates, Carwardine took to miniature painting to generate an income for the family.
Carwardine belonged to the Modest School of English miniaturists, a group that also included Peter Paul Lens and Gervase Spencer..
The majority of her miniatures date between 1750 and 1785–90 and are usually signed PC.

About Justinian Saunders Bentley Nutt:

Justinian junior became an East India Company sea officer. He was sworn in as captain of the East Indiaman 'Duke of Kingston' on 26 May 1779, commanding her until she was burnt off Ceylon on 20 August 1783 during her fourth voyage, and then other India ships (e.g. 'Thetis', 1792-93). Four generations of Nutts included a Justinian, and the male descendants were generally in military and sea service for about a century.

Condition: Pendant is pre-owned and in antique condition, rim's frame is detached from pendant, otherwise miniature is in good condition.