William Hamlet Georgian Silhouette Miniature portrait Painting Circa 1810

UP FOR CONSIDERATION IS A CIRCA 1810 GEORGIAN HAND PAINTED  SILHOUETTE BY WILLIAM HAMLET OF UNION PASSAGE BATH. IT IS SIGNED ACCORDINGLY ON THE BACK. THE WORK OF ART MEASURES WITHOUT THE FRAME 3 INCHES BY 2.5 INCHES AND OVERALL DIMENSIONS ARE ROUGHLY 4 BY 5 INCHES.   ..ANTIQUE SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN HAMLET LABEL DESCRIPTION: OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THIS RARE SILHOUETTE OF WILLIAM HAMLET THE ELDER, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN FRANCE, WENT TO IRELAND BEFORE MOVING ON TO ENGLAND. ALTHOUGH HE VISITED VARIOUS ENGLISH CITIES SUCH AS OXFORD AND WEYMOUTH, HE IS PRINCIPALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BATH, WHICH UNDER THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF BEAU BRUMMELL AND OTHERS HAD BECOME AN IMPORTANT AND FASHIONABLE SPA RESORT FOR GEORGIAN UPPER AND MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIETY. BATH UNDOUBTEDLY OFFERED THE ARTIST A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF BUSINESS. PROBABLY THE FIRST RECORDED ADDRESS IN BATH FOR HAMLET THE ELDER WAS 17 UNION PASSAGE, WHICH APPEARS ON THE REAR OF THIS SILHOUETTE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT ON THE DEATH OF HIS SON (ALSO CALLED WILLIAM) IN 1815, HAMLET THE ELDER ABANDONED SILHOUETTE WORK. THIS SILHOUETTE IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR A 200 YEAR OLD PIECE OF ARTWORK.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE PLEASE MESSAGE ME, BUYER PAYS SHIPPING. CELEBRATING OUR 26TH YEAR OF BRINGING GOOD HONEST ITEMS TO ONE AND ALL...AND IT IS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL THAT "JOHNNYCRYSTAL" IS A SAFE PLACE TO SHOP...THANKS SO MUCH!  PLEASE BE SAFE OUT THERE. Warmest Regards, Johnny JohnnyCrystal Est. 1987