Engleheart's account book records several male sitters with the name Ord (sic). In 1794 a Miss Ogilvy sat for a portrait which may in fact be this one. It is contained in an elaborate two-sided ivory patch box. The portrait has the wistful expression so typical of Engleheart's work, combined with especially spontaneous brushwork.
Notes:
This text is adapted from Martha Severens "The Miniature Portrait Collection of the Carolina Art Association" published by the Carolina Art Association, 1984
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