19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A GentlemanThis characterful mid 19th century English oil painting depicts a smartly attired gentleman wearing a black tailcoat, white shirt with an upstanding collar, black waistcoat and black stock. His hair is styled in a deliberately nonchalant fashion to convey the spirit of a country gent with outdoor pursuits. The portrait was acquired from Old Came Rectory in Dorset the home of the Reverend William England. It was known as a popular haunt for various

During this time he also was working as a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Signed illegibly in the lower right and held within a later frame

It’s an accomplished work

but also further afield

Groth was an accomplished academy-trained painter primarily known for landscapes

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Patrick Nasmyth is one of the unsung heroes of early British landscape painting

you receive word that the event was illustrated by the well-loved artist Richard Dighton and you’re depicted in profile

Hatherell hailed from Bristol and studied at the Royal Academy Schools

Rarely do you find such character amid a work of such quality

Size 19⅓” x 23” / 49cm x 59cm Year of creation

an art critic described Rouse as a member of “our modern landscape school” who “aim at the portrayal of simple transcripts of nature