Harding
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) Early 1820s
Known places of work:
Unknown
Known techniques:
Cut paper
Known materials:
Paper
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Harding is recorded on account of a portrait held in the National Portrait Gallery, and known only by its pencilled signature which reads “Harding fecit”. The subject, who may have been Daniel O’Connell, is described as “Mr Lawless”, an “Irish agitator”, in the inscription. The portrait consists of a bust-length profile, roughly cut from black paper in a typical style.
Additional research about Harding:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Harding (McKechnie Section 1)