Kerry, R. and W.
Gender:
Presumed male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) Unknown
Known places of work:
Unknown
Known techniques:
Painted on plaster
Known materials:
Paint
Frames:
Pressed brass
Signature:
Not recorded
Introduction:
Named by Jackson in the ‘Dictionary’, little is really known of either of these individuals. Two portraits by ‘Messrs R&W Kerry’ were sold at auction in 1995. These are bust-length profiles of women painted on plaster in dense black pigment, with thinned black used for details and a lighter shade to give ‘depth’. These examples probably date from the 1790s.
Additional research about R. and W. Kerry:
Source: Joll (Hon. Secretary of the Silhouette Collectors Club and Editor of the Club's newsletter)
Kerry, R. and W. (SCC Newsletter March 1996)Gallery Silhouettes
