Plimer, Andrew

Plimer, Andrew, c.1763-1837, English miniature painter. He was an apprentice to Richard Cosway. His fine portraits are to be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the Metropolitan Museum. His brother Nathaniel Plimer, c.1757-1822, was also an able miniaturist.

Nathaniel Plimer (1757 1822) was an English miniature portrait painter.

Plimer was born to a clockmaker in Wellington, Shropshire. He was apprenticed to Henry Bone the enameler, before joining his brother, Andrew, in studying drawing with Richard Cosway. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1787 until 1815. He exhibited twenty-six works. Many of his smaller portraits are highly regarded.

Plimer had four daughters, one of whom married the painter, Andrew Geddes.

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