An Early 19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady c.1800

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An Early 19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady c.1800Origin: EnglishPeriod: George IIIProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1800Width: 25Height: 30The well executed oil on canvas portrait of a lady approaching middle age, serenely depicted half length, wearing a shawl and red ribbon tied bonnet, facing out toward the viewer, her complexion pale and of seemingly a kindly disposition; the work presented unframed, and the whole surviving from the turn of eighteenth century England. The picture appears to have had a

this isn’t the most attractive solution but it does stand steady and displays well

The main hues that make up the stripes are reds and blues and the ground is in several shades of off white

with two gilt scripted vellum verses of memorium to Ann and Thomas Swaby of Marsh Chapel

the children numbered

and has been preventing cruelty to animals since 1824

mainly resins widely used as early as 4000 BC in ritual fumigations in censers or incense burners

The superb quality well carved mahogany tripod stand with baluster turned base and carved floral and leaf mouldings the whole with brass fitments with the pine child or half sized torso having black fabric over hessian cork on adjustable collar

which was an innovation: all previous portraits of Greek statesmen or rulers had beards

The unframed oil on canvas English school depiction of a gentleman and lady

perfect for a single gentleman occupying a small bachelor's pad

Edward Bland

it doesn’t quite sit true

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