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      • A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, BY NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (c.1645
        May. 26, 2021

        A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, BY NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (c.1645

        Est: £500 - £800

        A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, BY NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (c.1645-1708), CIRCA 1665 with long brown hair, wearing armour with lace carat, on vellum, signed with monogram, turned ebonised wood frame 6.4cm oval Nicholas Dixon was appointed Charles II's 'lymner in ordinary' in 1673, receiving the same payments and benefits as his illustrious predecessor in the post, and probable master, Samuel Cooper. In addition to portraits, his access to the Royal Collections, since he was also Keeper of the King's Picture Closet, meant he could continue the tradition of cabinet miniatures in the line of Isaac and Peter Oliver. Having lost his Royal position in 1678, his career appears to have faltered. By 1698 hard times forced him to try and sell his cabinet of limnings by lottery. This venture failed, the pictures were mortgaged and subsequently transferred to John Holles, Duke of Newcastle. Thirty of these miniatures remain at Welbeck Abbey, through inheritance.

        Matthew Barton Ltd
      • NICHOLAS DIXON (C. 1645-1708),
        Nov. 17, 2020

        NICHOLAS DIXON (C. 1645-1708),

        Est: £5,000 - £7,000

        NICHOLAS DIXON (C. 1645-1708), , A lady in blue off-the-shoulder dress adorned with pearls Signed in gold with monogram 'ND' On vellum Oval, 74 mm. high, silver frame ,

        Christie's
      • NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (BRITISH circa 1660-1708) Portrait miniature of Sir Henry Blount (1602-1682) painted circa 1660 Signed with monogram on the obverse Gouache on vellum  Gilt-metal frame, the reverse engraved erroneously with the name Judge
        Mar. 25, 2020

        NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (BRITISH circa 1660-1708) Portrait miniature of Sir Henry Blount (1602-1682) painted circa 1660 Signed with monogram on the obverse Gouache on vellum  Gilt-metal frame, the reverse engraved erroneously with the name Judge

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        NICHOLAS (NATHANIEL) DIXON (BRITISH circa 1660-1708) Portrait miniature of Sir Henry Blount (1602-1682) painted circa 1660 Signed with monogram on the obverse Gouache on vellum  Gilt-metal frame, the reverse engraved erroneously with the name Judge Jeffreys and the monogram ND and date 1678 Oval, 69 mm high (2 3/4 in) Provenance: Lord Beauchamp, Madresfield; Heckett Collection;  Sotheby's, April 1978, lot 501; Richard Allen, 2003 Exhibited: L'Exposition de la miniature a Bruxelles en 1912, 1913, p.25 Literature: G.C. Williamson, History of Portrait Miniatures, 1904, vol. I, pl. LIII, fig. 5 G. Reynolds, English Portrait Miniatures, 1988, p.81 There is another version of this portrait by Dixon in the Met in New York, Accession Number: 24.80.513.  Sir Henry traveled widely on the Continent and in Egypt, he was knighted in 1640. He sided with the Royalists in the Civil War. His Voyage to the Levant, an account of an 11 month journey, of six thousand miles, went though eight editions in English between 1636 and 1671.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of Sir George Wakeman (d. 1688)
        Jul. 04, 2019

        NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of Sir George Wakeman (d. 1688)

        Est: £8,000 - £12,000

        Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, silver-gilt frame, engraved on the reserve with the name of the sitter and the date  1679; signed lower right: ND

        Sotheby's
      • NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of a lady, circa 1675
        Jul. 04, 2019

        NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of a lady, circa 1675

        Est: £6,000 - £8,000

        Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, mounted on a playing card, silver-gilt frame with scroll surmount; signed with the artist's monogram centre left:  ND

        Sotheby's
      • Nicholas Dixon (British, c. 1645-1708)
        Sep. 13, 2018

        Nicholas Dixon (British, c. 1645-1708)

        Est: £7,000 - £10,000

        NICHOLAS DIXON (BRITISH, C. 1645-1708) A lady called Catherine, Countess of Chesterfeld (1667-1708) Signed with monogram ‘ND’ (mid-left) On vellum; oval, 80 mm high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting

        Christie's
      • Nicolas Dixon (20th Century) British Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass
        Aug. 12, 2018

        Nicolas Dixon (20th Century) British Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass

        Est: $2,500 - $3,500

        Nicolas Dixon (20th Century) British Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass Signed to tail 125 x 225 cm PROVENANCE: Painted for the Vendor on the Artist's visit to Australia in 2018 LITERATURE: www.nicolasdixon.co.uk

        Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
      • Nicolas Dixon Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass
        Jul. 15, 2018

        Nicolas Dixon Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass

        Est: $3,500 - $4,500

        Nicolas Dixon Rufus 2018 Mixed media on fibreglass Signed to tail 125 x 225 cm PROVENANCE: Painted for the Vendor on the Artist's visit to Australia in 2018 LITERATURE: www.nicolasdixon.co.uk

        Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
      • Nathaniel H. Dixon North Carolina Pottery Jug
        Mar. 02, 2018

        Nathaniel H. Dixon North Carolina Pottery Jug

        Est: $200 - $400

        19th Century; 15.25in in height, 1 handle jug, approximately 3 gallons, stamped at upper N.H Dixon, has beautiful salt glaze drips, condition has crack from upper shoulder down mid body otherwise excellent, Provenance: Griffin Collection Graham NC

        Mebane Antique Auction
      • NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646-1700)
        Mar. 28, 2017

        NICHOLAS DIXON | Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646-1700)

        Est: £4,000 - £6,000

        Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum; signed in gold with the artist's monogram: ND, gold frame

        Sotheby's
      • Nicholas Dixon (London circa 1645 - circa 1708)
        Dec. 11, 2009

        Nicholas Dixon (London circa 1645 - circa 1708)

        Est: £2,500 - £3,500

        Nicholas Dixon (London circa 1645 - circa 1708) Portrait of King Charles II, bust-length, in lace steinkirk and wearing the sash of The Order of the Garter with inscription 'Charles II/by Nicholas Dixon/(painted circa 1670 or a little earlier) Mr Richard G... the Librarian of the Duke of Portland at Welbeck & the noted authority /on the works of Nicholas Dixon pronounces/this to be an indisputable work./Painted on a thick sheet of vellum/laid down on cardboard.' (on the reverse) and numbered 'Nυo 12' (on the reverse) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with touches of gold, on vellum 10½ x 8½ in. (26.7 x 21.5 cm.)

        Christie's
      • NICHOLAS DIXON FL. C. 1660-1708
        Nov. 23, 2006

        NICHOLAS DIXON FL. C. 1660-1708

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN PORTRAIT OF LOUISE DE KEROUAILLE, DUCHESS OF PORTSMOUTH (1673-1734) 7 by 6.7 cm., 2 3/4 by 2 1/4 in. with curling dark brown hair, falling to her shoulders, wearing a blue dress with a white chemise, and a grey scarf tied around a pearl and diamond rope, ebonised fruitwood veneer frame NOTE Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth (1673-1734) was the daughter of Guillaume de Penancourt and his wife Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur. She became Charles II's mistress and she was to maintain a strong hold on the king's affections until his death in February 1685. Not only created Duchess of Portsmouth, Countess of Fareham and Baroness Petersfield by Charles II in 1673 but Louise was also made Duchess of Aubigny by the French Court in the same year at Charles's request. Louise was rumoured at the time to have been selected by the French court deliberately to fascinate the King of England. It was widely believed that the support she received from the French envoy was given on the understanding that she would ultimately serve the interests of her native sovereign. The bargain was confirmed by gifts and honours bestowed to her from Louis XIV. Openly hated in England, due to her supposed activities in the interest of France as to her notorious rapacity, Nell Gwynne, another of Charles's mistresses, called her "Squintabella", and when mistaken for her, replied, "Pray good people be civil, I am the Protestant whore." Soon after the king's death, the Duchess quickly fell from favour, and retired to France where she remained almost entirely until her death, harassed by debt. The French king, Louis XIV, and after his death the regent Philip II, Duke of Orléans, gave her a pension and protected her against her creditors. She died in Paris in November 1734. Another smaller portrait of the Duchess attributed to Susan Penelope Rosse was exhibited in the London exhibition of Samuel Cooper and his Contemporaies, 1974, no. 1922.

        Sotheby's
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