Eye Portrait, circa 1800
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Originally created as intimate tokens of affection between lovers or families, the first of these was thought to have been commissioned in the 1780s by the English Prince Regent, later King George IV, for his lover, Mrs. Fitzherbert. They were popular in England and France and rare in America. After 1800, eye portraits became associated with mourning jewelry, falling out of fashion by the 1840s.
Originally created as intimate tokens of affection between lovers or families, the first of these was thought to have been commissioned in the 1780s by the English Prince Regent, later King George IV, for his lover, Mrs. Fitzherbert. They were popular in England and France and rare in America. After 1800, eye portraits became associated with mourning jewelry, falling out of fashion by the 1840s.
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