A delightful, characterful miniature portrait by the renowned Miniature Portrait Artist Samuel John Stump, No7 Cork Street, London.

The portrait of the 8th Baronet Hatton depicts him in his latter years with the inscription on the back explaining the history of the Baronetage, ending with the death of his son in 1812.

The painting itself is of superb quality, the image was taken out of the frame for cleaning and adjustment which revealed the artist signature and stamp. This also showed the rough edges of the painting, showing the areas of paint to the sides where the artist had wiped his brush during the painting process.

This really is a portrait to treasure.

Artist: Samuel John Stump (1779 - 1863) -

Miniature and landscape painter, studied at the Royal Academy schools in London and exhibited at the academy from 1802 to 1845. He exhibited miniatures with the Oil and Watercolour Society during its brief existence from 1813 to 1820, and showed landscapes of England, Italy and Switzerland with the British Institution up to 1849. Stump's miniatures were popular in theatrical circles; he was commissioned to produce many portraits of stage celebrities, some of them in character.

Subject: Sir Thomas Hatton, 8th Baronet (1728–1787) -

The Hatton Baronetcy, of Long Stanton in the County of Cambridge, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 July 1641 for Thomas Hatton, member of parliament for Corfe Castle, Malmesbury and Stamford.