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19th century romantic family portrait of a mother with her children

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19th century British family portrait of a noble woman with her two young children This very fine painting is of the highest quality. It is an intimate depiction of a noble woman, wearing an hermeline-trimmed green and silver silk gown, with her two children. Hermeline was one of the rarest and most expensive furs and traditionally reserved for royals. Given that the sitter has chosen to wear this for her portrait does not only highlight her wealth but also indicates that she was was likely from very high nobility, perhaps even a princess. The family is seated in an opulent interior, with a large and finely woven silk carpet adorning the floor, the sofa appears to be covered in a gold-coloured embroidered silk and in the background an imposing column which directs the spectators gaze to a park landscape, possibly from the sitters castle or Manor House. Our painting is not only a wonderful depiction of motherly love and the very precious bond of a family but also a rare image of how the British nobility lived in the early 19th century. The longer one looks at it, the more details one uncovers. The quality, depiction and handling are very close to George Hayter. We believe that it might be by him or someone from his circle. Sir George Hayter was a notable English painter, specialising in portraits and large works involving in some cases several hundred individual portraits. Queen Victoria appreciated his merits and appointed Hayter her Principal Painter in Ordinary and also awarded him a Knighthood 1841. His paintings can be found in numerous museums including the Tate Gallery, London. Hayter was the son of Charles Hayter (1761–1835), a miniature painter and popular drawing-master and teacher of perspective who was appointed Professor of Perspective and Drawing to Princess Charlotte and published a well-known introduction to perspective and other works. Initially tutored by his father, he went to the Royal Academy Schools early in 1808, but in the same year, after a disagreement about his art studies, ran away to sea as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy. His father secured his release, and they came to an agreement that Hayter should assist him while pursuing his own studies. In 1809 he secretly married Sarah Milton, a lodger at his father's house (he was 15 or 16, she 28), the arrangement remaining secret until around 1811. Together they had three children Georgiana, Leopold and Henry. At the Royal Academy Schools he studied under Fuseli, and in 1815 was appointed Painter of Miniatures and Portraits by Princess Charlotte. Hayter was awarded the British Institution’s premium for history painting for the Prophet Ezra (1815; Downton Castle), purchased by Richard Payne Knight. In 1831 Hayter returned to England. His grandiose plan to paint the first sitting after the passage of the Reform Bill resulted in his painting Moving the Address to the Crown on the Opening of the First Reformed Parliament in the Old House of Commons, 5 February 1833 (1833–1843; London, N.P.G.), for which he executed nearly 400 portrait studies in oil. Hayter was an ardent supporter of the reform movement and this painting was not commissioned but to all intents and purposes a labour of love. It occupied him for ten years with no guarantee of financial reward. This is one of the last images executed of the interior of the old House of Commons before its destruction in the fire of 1834. The painting was finally purchased by the government for the nation in 1854, 20 years after it was started. Having painted the young Princess Victoria (1832–3; destr.; oil sketch, Brit. Royal Col.), Hayter was not a surprising choice as the new Queen's 'Portrait and Historical Painter'. But on the death of Sir David Wilkie in 1841 Hayter's appointment as Principal Painter in Ordinary to the Queen caused some annoyance at the Royal Academy as this appointment had historically been the preserve of the President, then Sir Martin Archer Shee. In 1842 Hayter was knighted. He painted several royal ceremonies including Queen Victoria's coronation of 1838 and marriage of 1840 and also the Christening of the Prince of Wales of 1843 (all Brit. Royal Col.). He also painted several royal portraits including his most well-known work the State Portrait of the new Queen Victoria. Several versions of this portrait were done, with the assistance of the artist's son Angelo, to be sent as diplomatic gifts. Hayter's active period at court was short-lived, however, because Albert preferred German painters such as F. X. Winterhalter. Several significant examples of Hayter's works from this period remain a part of the Royal Collection, and both the State Portrait and Wedding painting are among those displayed to the public at Buckingham Palace. There is also a full-scale version of the State Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery and smaller copy at Holyrood House. The oil on canvas measures ca. 70*56cm and with the large gilt frame ca. 94*78cm . Provenance: private collection, USA

Dimensions:
Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Romantic
Circle Of:
George Hayter (1792 - 1871, English)
Period:
19th Century
Framing:
Framing Options Available
Condition:
Lovely and ready to hang. Some small unevennesses in the canvas.
Gallery Location:
Aartselaar, BE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1423211081932

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