A Space of Their Own

A rectangular portrait miniature of a young woman wearing a black dress with a white lace collar and a white veil attached to a black headband. She wears a pearl necklace with a jeweled pendant. The portrait is half-length, in front of a neutral brown background, and she looks off to the left.

Box with Miniature of Princess Amelia (1783-1810)

1807-15
Anne Mee, Box with Miniature of Princess Amelia (1783-1810) , 1807–15. Watercolor on ivory miniature; tortoiseshell and gold box, 2.3 x 9.2 x 7.2 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust

A three-quarters length portrait of a young woman in a gold frame. She appears in a sheer, diaphanous dress, looking directly at the viewer. Her long hair is worn loose, and she holds locks of hair in her right hand. The background is blue and dreamy, but ambiguous.

Catherine, Lady Heathcote (c.1774-1825)

1813
Anne Mee, Catherine, Lady Heathcote (c.1774-1825) , 1813. Watercolor on ivory, 21.4 x 15.6 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust

A half-length portrait miniature of a young woman in a black dress, wearing a sheer black veil covering the back of her hair and her shoulders. She is seated holding papers, and she looks up to meet the viewer’s gaze directly. The background is gray and red, and there is a gold cloth on the table where she rests her forearms.

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806)

1813
Anne Mee, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806) , 1813. Watercolor on ivory, 18.7 x 14.9 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust

A bust-length portrait miniature of a woman looking off to her left. Her hair is curly, loosely piled on her hear, and she wears a simple choker necklace. She has a soft, neutral expression with large eyes.

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Barbara (1768–1829), Marchioness of Donegall

ca. 1790
Anne Mee, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Barbara (1768–1829), Marchioness of Donegall, ca. 1790. Ivory, 7.3 x 5.3 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art

An oval portrait miniature of the artist wearing a white dress with a white scarf tied in her hair. Curls frame her face and fall around her shoulders. She looks out directly at the viewer with a confident, neutral expression. She has intense blue eyes and coral cheeks and lips.

Self-Portrait

ca. 1795
Anne Mee, Self-Portrait, ca. 1795. Watercolor on ivory, 7.6 x 5.6 cm. Victoria & Albert Museum.
Victoria & Albert Museum

A rectangular portrait miniature of a young woman surrounded in a diaphanous swirl of fabric. Her curly hair is loose on our side and floats around as if there is wind. She looks up to the upper left corner of the composition with both her hands raised.

Anne, Countess of Charlemont (1780-1876)

ca. 1812-14
Anne Mee, Anne, Countess of Charlemont (1780-1876) , ca. 1812–14. Watercolor on ivory, 19.2 x 13.7 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust

A rectangular, three-quarters length portrait in a gold frame. The young woman is wearing a white gown with blue fabric draped across her. She is leaning on a pedestal or table, with one elbow propped up and her chin in her hand. Curls frame her face, and her waist-length hair is loose in the back. The background is a neutral brown-gray color, with a curtain tied back on the left side.

Jane, Countess of Galloway (1774-1842)

ca. 1812-14
Anne Mee, Jane, Countess of Galloway (1774-1842) , ca. 1812–14. Watercolor on ivory, 19.5 x 13.3 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust

A half-length, rectangular portrait miniature of a young woman looking directly out at the viewer. She holds her head in one hand, with her elbow propped on a table covered in blue cloth. She wears two pearl bracelets and a pink gown, with her hair parted down the middle and her curls pulled up around her face.

Miss Elliott

ca. 1825
Anne Mee, Miss Elliott, ca. 1825. Watercolor on ivory, 10.8 x 8.3 cm. Victoria & Albert Museum.
Victoria & Albert Museum

An oval portrait miniature of a young woman looking directly at the viewer with a slight smile. Her curly bangs are parted in the middle, and she has bright blue eyes. She is wearing a cream-colored dress with a long beaded necklace. The portrait is set in a simple gold frame.

Princess Sophia (1777-1848)

ca. 1825
Anne Mee, Princess Sophia (1777-1848) , ca. 1825. Watercolor on ivory, 3.3 x 2.7 cm. Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Collection Trust