About Darnley Fine Art
Darnley Fine Art Ltd holds an extensive range of fine paintings from the 16th to the 20th Century. We are a leading specialist in 19th Century Orientalist paintings of the Middle East, as well as in the lithographs of David Roberts. We also have a large collection of portraits from every period. Lastly, we are one of the only galleries to deal in original paintings for railway posters from the pre-war years. Our extensive knowledge and experience leaves us well placed to advise clients on starting or adding to their collection. Advice is given on other important asp...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path
By Alfred East
Located in London, GB
Sir Alfred East
1844-1913
Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path
Oil on board
Image size: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (37 x 47 cm)
Period gilt frame
This charming scene demonstrates perf...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Horatio Nelson, in Rear-Admiral Uniform
By Lemuel Francis Abbott
Located in London, GB
By and Studio of Lemuel Francis Abbott
Portrait of Horatio Nelson, in Rear-Admiral Uniform
1760-1803
Oil on canvas
Image size: 25 x 30 inches (63.4 x 76 cm)
Original giltwood frame
...
Category
1790s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cottage
Located in London, GB
John Shelley
The Cottage
1938-2020
Oil on board, signed, titled and dated '1969' verso
Image size: 30 x 24 inches (76.3 x 61 cm)
Hand-made Dutch ebonised frame
John Shelley is known...
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Front Line University
Located in London, GB
A. J. Hamilton
Front Line University
20th Century
Oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed and dated '1944' verso
Image size: 25 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (65.1 x 56.5 cm)
Hand-made con...
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Workshop
By German School
Located in London, GB
Oil on cardboard
Signed and dated 1859 lower right
Image size: 10 ⅝ x 13 ⅜ (27 x 34cm)
This charming work depicts a rural workshop at a moment of peace and quiet in the German town ...
Category
19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Sir Rowland Cotton (1581 – 1634), Tudor Oil on Canvas, Life Size Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on original canvas
Image size: 78 1/4 x 44 inches (199 x 112 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
Sir Rowland Cotton, 1608
Family Descent
Private Collection
Sir Rowland Cot...
Category
17th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Gold Brooch, Orientalist Oil Painting, Signed and dated 1894
By Eugene Alexis Girardet
Located in London, GB
Eugène Alexis Girardet
The Gold Brooch
1853 - 1907
Oil on panel, signed, dated and inscribed ‘au Comte de la Panouse, Bou Saada, 1894’ lower right
Image size: 13 x 8 1/4 inches (33 x...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Hall
By Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Located in London, GB
Gerald Festus Kelly
Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Hall
1879 - 1972
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 15 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (38.5 x 46cm)
Hand-carved frame
Provenance:
Comissioned ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Stanley Bate, 20th Century Musician
By Clara Klinghoffer 1
Located in London, GB
Clara Klinghoffer
Portrait of Stanley Bate
1900 - 1970
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73.5 cm)
Contemporary style gilt frame (Image below)
Provenance
From the estate of the artist, Clara Klinghoffer
Provenance
From the estate of the artist, Clara Klinghoffer
This portrait is by an artist who propelled rapidly into the limelight after her first solo exhibition in 1920, at the age of 19, with the Daily Graphic naming her as the 'Girl Who Draws Like Raphael'. Yet today Clara Klinghoffer's name is little know.
Klinghoffer's early success resulted in numerous portrait commissions, including this one of the English composer Stanley Bate. The bold use of colour and naive execution of this portrait clearly reveals the modernist influence of fellow Jewish artists such as Bernard Meninsky, Jacob Kramer and Mark Gertler...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fire Over London
Located in London, GB
Charles Pears
Fire Over London
1873 - 1958
Oil on paper laid on board, signed 'Chas Pears' lower left, 'press and censorship, 8th. January 1941' stamp verso
Image size: 24 3/4 x 15 1...
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
Scene of a Massacre
Located in London, GB
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
Scene of a Massacre
1845 - 1902
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 46 1/2 x 67 inches (118.5 x 170.5 cm)
The French School of Orientalists are best kn...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus and Cupid
By Cornelis van Haarlem
Located in London, GB
Circle of Cornelis van Haarlem
Venus and Cupid
1562 - 1638
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (49.5 x 37 cm)
Contemporary-style handmade frame
This paintin...
Category
16th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
More About Darnley Fine Art
Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path
By Alfred East
Located in London, GB
Sir Alfred East
1844-1913
Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path
Oil on board
Image size: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (37 x 47 cm)
Period gilt frame
This charming scene demonstrates perf...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Horatio Nelson, in Rear-Admiral Uniform
By Lemuel Francis Abbott
Located in London, GB
By and Studio of Lemuel Francis Abbott
Portrait of Horatio Nelson, in Rear-Admiral Uniform
1760-1803
Oil on canvas
Image size: 25 x 30 inches (63.4 x 76 cm)
Original giltwood frame
...
Category
1790s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cottage
Located in London, GB
John Shelley
The Cottage
1938-2020
Oil on board, signed, titled and dated '1969' verso
Image size: 30 x 24 inches (76.3 x 61 cm)
Hand-made Dutch ebonised frame
John Shelley is known...
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Front Line University
Located in London, GB
A. J. Hamilton
Front Line University
20th Century
Oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed and dated '1944' verso
Image size: 25 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (65.1 x 56.5 cm)
Hand-made con...
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Workshop
By German School
Located in London, GB
Oil on cardboard
Signed and dated 1859 lower right
Image size: 10 ⅝ x 13 ⅜ (27 x 34cm)
This charming work depicts a rural workshop at a moment of peace and quiet in the German town ...
Category
19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Sir Rowland Cotton (1581 – 1634), Tudor Oil on Canvas, Life Size Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on original canvas
Image size: 78 1/4 x 44 inches (199 x 112 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
Sir Rowland Cotton, 1608
Family Descent
Private Collection
Sir Rowland Cot...
Category
17th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Gold Brooch, Orientalist Oil Painting, Signed and dated 1894
By Eugene Alexis Girardet
Located in London, GB
Eugène Alexis Girardet
The Gold Brooch
1853 - 1907
Oil on panel, signed, dated and inscribed ‘au Comte de la Panouse, Bou Saada, 1894’ lower right
Image size: 13 x 8 1/4 inches (33 x...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Hall
By Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Located in London, GB
Gerald Festus Kelly
Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Hall
1879 - 1972
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 15 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (38.5 x 46cm)
Hand-carved frame
Provenance:
Comissioned ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Stanley Bate, 20th Century Musician
By Clara Klinghoffer 1
Located in London, GB
Clara Klinghoffer
Portrait of Stanley Bate
1900 - 1970
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73.5 cm)
Contemporary style gilt frame (Image below)
Provenance
From the estate of the artist, Clara Klinghoffer
Provenance
From the estate of the artist, Clara Klinghoffer
This portrait is by an artist who propelled rapidly into the limelight after her first solo exhibition in 1920, at the age of 19, with the Daily Graphic naming her as the 'Girl Who Draws Like Raphael'. Yet today Clara Klinghoffer's name is little know.
Klinghoffer's early success resulted in numerous portrait commissions, including this one of the English composer Stanley Bate. The bold use of colour and naive execution of this portrait clearly reveals the modernist influence of fellow Jewish artists such as Bernard Meninsky, Jacob Kramer and Mark Gertler...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fire Over London
Located in London, GB
Charles Pears
Fire Over London
1873 - 1958
Oil on paper laid on board, signed 'Chas Pears' lower left, 'press and censorship, 8th. January 1941' stamp verso
Image size: 24 3/4 x 15 1...
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
Scene of a Massacre
Located in London, GB
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
Scene of a Massacre
1845 - 1902
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 46 1/2 x 67 inches (118.5 x 170.5 cm)
The French School of Orientalists are best kn...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus and Cupid
By Cornelis van Haarlem
Located in London, GB
Circle of Cornelis van Haarlem
Venus and Cupid
1562 - 1638
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (49.5 x 37 cm)
Contemporary-style handmade frame
This paintin...
Category
16th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil