Buncombe, John

Gender:

Male

Date and place of birth:

Presumed 1758. N/K

Date and place of death:

bur. 04.06.1837, workhouse burying ground, Newport, Isle of Wight

Worked:

(fl) ca.1793 - ca.1825

Known places of work:

Pyle St. and 114 High St., Newport, Isle of Wight

Known techniques:

Painted on smooth and wove paper

Known materials:

Smooth and wove paper

Frames:

Oval pressed brass, oval fruitwood, possibly papier mâché

Signature:

Recorded

Introduction:

Profiles by JOHN BUNCOMBE (ca.1758-1837) have been prized from the early C.20th to the present day. His highly distinctive coloured renditions of armed forces personnel dating from the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, are often the sole record of the vagaries of individual regimental dress at that time. And, in auction, his works continue to generate keen competition from militaria and silhouette collectors alike.

To be continued