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The Arab Horse Moscow
Located in London, GB
Henri Émilien Rousseau
French 1875 – 1933
Portrait of the Arabian Horse Moscow
Oil on board, signed lower left
Image size: 15 x 18 inches
This splendid rendition of the horse b...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of William Chiffinch
By John Riley
Located in London, GB
John Riley
1646 – 1691
Portrait of William Chiffinch (c.1602-88)
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches
Original frame
Another version of this can be found in the Dulwich Pictur...
Category
1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Captain George Meek
Located in London, GB
William Roth
Born 1754
Portrait of Captain George Meek
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1782 lower right
Image size: 25 x 18 ½ inches (64 x 47 cm)
Provenance
Murray Cassy
Jean Piere O...
Category
Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with a Cigar
Located in London, GB
Symbolist School
Man Smoking a Cigar
Pencil on paper
Image Size: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (59.8 x 44.4 cm)
Contemporary-style hand carved frame
This drawing depicts an older man lost ...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of a Lady in Blue
By Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Located in London, GB
Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Portrait of a Lady in Blue
1903-1973
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '30'
Image Size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.7 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Thi...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ram and Small Lamb
By Mary Newcomb
Located in London, GB
Mary Newcomb
Ram and Small Lamb
1922-2008
Oil on panel, signed & dated twice lower left, signed and titled verso
Image size: 14 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (36 x 40 cm)
Original frame
This ...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
An Allegory for Smell
Located in London, GB
Dutch School
An Allegory for Smell
17th Century
Oil on canvas
Image size: 19 x 14.5 cm
Dutch ebonised frame
This painting depicts a rather smelly scene - a young boy bent over his f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oak, Panel
Encampment along the Nile
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in London, GB
Charles Theodore Frere
Encampment along the Nile
1814-1888
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Image size: 18 x 24 (46 x 61 cm)
Gilt orientalist frame
This brilliant painting depicts a...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sarah - Harmony in Red and Grey
By Ken Howard
Located in London, GB
Ken Howard
Sarah - Harmony in Red and Grey
1932-2022
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 40 x 48 inches
Original frame
Provenance
Brian Sinfield Gallery, 1990
Private Est...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Young Man
By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in London, GB
Pupil of Rembrandt
Portrait of a Young Man
17th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 inches (11 x 13 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
This small portrait is of a young man, staring inquisitively out towards the viewer. The realism of his appearance is striking, with great care taken in the depiction of the man’s features - for example, his full lips and the slight bump in the bridge of his nose. The man wears a rich burgundy doublet and a black cap and is adorned with gold accessories, indicating a degree of wealth - it is likely that this is a miniature portrait for a wealthy patron. The warm flesh tones of this painting and the intricate rendering of the man’s curly brown hair demonstrate the artistry of the painter, who has successfully captured the image of youth within his brushstrokes.
Rembrandt’s Pupils
Upon completing his artistic education, Rembrandt opened a studio and began to take students - the first of which were Gerrit Dou and Isaac Jouderville. The studio functioned as an art school, in which materials and guidance were provided - contrary to the studios of his peers, Rembrandt did not offer lodging to his pupils. The families of prospective pupils had to pay Rembrandt 100 guilders (enough for a house at the time) for this artistic education, and the profits from any works produced by pupils under Rembrandt would be paid to the master rather than kept by the student-artist - this contributed substantially to the master’s income.When taking on pupils, Rembrandt looked for those who could already paint, and guided their styles to reflect his. By choosing pupils who were somewhat experienced artists, Rembrandt had an array of painters that could be involved at any stage of assisting with the creation of his works - in this way, Rembrandt’s pupils often functioned as studio assistants as well. In order to perfect Rembrandt’s style, pupils would paint copies of their teacher’s works, sometimes adding their own distinct variations. They would use the same subjects and models as Rembrandt himself, and would accompany him on outdoor trips to paint nature and landscapes. The extensive copying and utilisation of same source materials has rendered Rembrandt’s work and the work of his pupils difficult to differentiate, even in the modern era.At least 50 pupils were taught by Rembrandt, with many continuing on to become his studio assistants. A few graduated into successful artists in their own right - for example, Govaert Flinck...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Girl at the Window
By Adrian Paul Allinson
Located in London, GB
Adrian Paul Allinson
Girl at the Window
1890-1959
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 35 x 28 inches (88.8 x 71 cm)
Contemporary style gilt frame
Provenance:
Art Exhibition...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Lady
Located in London, GB
Gilbert Soest
1605-1681
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Original carved gilt frame
Provenance
Private Estate, England
This portrait dep...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study of the Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
By Maria Brooks
Located in London, GB
Maria Brooks
Study of the Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
1837-1913
Oil on canvas, stamped 'ESK' verso
Image size: 28 3/4 x 23 ¼ inches (73 x 59 cm)
Gilt Frame
This painting is a study of the Borghese Gladiator, an acclaimed classical sculpture held in Rome. Casts of the statue exist all over the globe, and have been used by artists and students as a study of athletic anatomy. Indeed, the attention to detail that the artist displays in depicting the statue lends the painting an air of photographic realism. Not only has the artist rendered the athletic anatomy accurately, they have also perfectly painted the marble texture of the sculpture, demonstrating their keen artistic talent.
The back of the painting is stamped ‘ESK’, indicating that it was painted by an arts student taught under the South Kensington System syllabus. This student is likely Maria Brooks, who studied at the South Kensington Art School and produced, in 1872, a chalk drawing depicting the Borghese Gladiator statue...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Summer's Day
Located in London, GB
Louis-Charles Verwee
A Summer's Day
1832-1882
Oil on panel, signed lower left
Image size: 14 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches
Original frame
The subject matter of this painting is imbued with a s...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Lady
Located in London, GB
John Westbrooke Chandler
1763- 1807
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm)
Original gilt swept frame
This portrait is marked by its loose brushwork, which creates a...
Category
Late 18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Heron Shoot in a Landscape
Located in London, GB
Joris Abrahamsz van der Haagen
Heron Shoot in a Landscape
1615-1669
Oil on oak panel, signed 'JAH' lower left
Image size: 16 x 21 inches (41 x 53 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
Provenance...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Oak
Portrait of a Lady, Early 20th Century Oil
By Arthur Ambrose McEvoy
Located in London, GB
Follower of Ambrose McEvoy
Circa 1910
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
Image size: 20 x 16 inches (51 x 40.5 cm)
Original ebonised Frame
A stunning portrait of a lady with flami...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Right of Way
By Frederick Walker
Located in London, GB
Frederick Walker
The Right of Way
1840-1875
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Image size: 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.25 cm)
Handmade Pre-Raphaelite style frame
In this pastoral scen...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman
Located in London, GB
Luis Muntane Muns
Portrait of a Woman
1899-1987
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 31 ¼ x 37 ½ inches (79.5 x 95.5 cm)
Original frame
The lady averts her eyes from the ga...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of an Arabian Bay in an Orientalist Landscape
Located in London, GB
John E Fernley, senior
1782-1860
Portrait of an Arabian Bay in an Orientalist Landscape
Oil on panel
Image size: 16 x 21 inches (40.5 x 53.5 cm)
Hand made Orientalist gilt frame
Thi...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664-1730
Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (21 x 19 cm)
Contemporary Dutch ebonised style f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Still Life of Roses in a Glass Vase
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664-1730
Still Life of Roses in a Glass Vase
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 8 ¾ x 7 ½ inches (22.25 x 19 cm)
Contemporary Dutch ebonised style frame
This int...
Category
17th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Oak
The Fortune Teller
Located in London, GB
Herbert Ashwin Budd
The Fortune Teller
1881-1950
Oil on canvas, signed 'H.A Budd' lower right
Image size: 18 ½ x 14 ¾ inches (47 x 37.5cm)
Original frame
Rendered in an almost autumnal colour palette with Darnley Fine Art, Budd’s oil painting depicts a Romani Gypsy engaging in the practice of fortune-telling whilst an enraptured crowd watches on. Clasped in the fortune-teller’s hand is a crystal ball, whilst behind him is a wall on which a deck of cards is pinned. Crystallomancy and cartomancy are two ways in which fortunes have historically been told, and are two practices particularly associated with Roma communities.In communities where Romani people have historically been confined to the periphery, fortune-telling - or dukkering, as it is called in the Romani language - provided an opportunity to earn money whilst practicing their own culture.
Budd was known for his paintings depicting scenes of life from London, so it is likely that the setting of this painting is an anonymous London street. It is easy to see a continuity between the performer depicted in this work from the early 20th century, and the variety of magicians and acrobats enticing crowds in today’s world.
Herbert Ashwin Budd
Herbert Ashwin Budd was born in Staffordshire in 1881. In his twenties, he was an apprentice lithographer at Allbut & Stanley, and was eventually elected a member of the Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Artists in 1901. Between 1903 and 1907, Budd studied at the Hanley School of Art before winning a scholarship to study at South Kensington’s Royal College of Art.
Budd was an Associate of the Royal College of Arts and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, and the Ipswich Art Club - he was also given an Honourable Mention at the 1927 Paris Salon. In the 1930s, he worked for London Transport and designed their travel posters, whilst also teaching at St Martin’s School of Art until 1949.Herbert Ashwin Budd passed away in 1950, leaving behind a wonderful artistic legacy with his striking oil paintings of London...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lanidloes, Contemporary 21st Century Oil Landscape
By Jeremy Andrews
Located in London, GB
Jeremy Andrews
Born 1974
Llanidloes
Oil on board, signed verso
Image size: 9.75 x 7.5 inches
Jeremy Andrews works in oils and uses traditional techniques such as under painting and glazing. He works meticulously to recreate what he sees, observing the finest details and subtleties in light and form.
A renowned portraitist, Andrews also specialises in landscapes and animal paintings. He lived and worked on a farm for a number of years and gained inspiration from the flora and fauna that surrounded him. He views this as a natural progression, imbuing his landscapes with the same depth and emotion that are perceptible in his other works.
THIS WORK IS INCLUDED IN OUR 'MOONLIGHT IN PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLOURS' EXHIBITION, CURRENTLY AT DARNLEY FINE ART...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Scene Near London Bridge
Located in London, GB
Cyril Walduck Edwards RI RBA
Scene Near London Bridge
1902-1982
Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on verso
Image size: 23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches (60 x 78 cm)
Original frame
Exh...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Privateer
By Francis Hayman
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Privateer
Francis Hayman
1708 - 1776
Oil on canvas
Image size: 20 x 14 inches (51 x 36 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
Charles Fleischmann Esq
Here, a small ...
Category
18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches (44 x 56.5 cm)
Period oak frame
This is a portrait of a Tudor gentleman in an open next shirt with one hand raised to his chest. ...
Category
Early 1600s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
Still Life with Sheep Skull, Abstract 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, inscribed on reverse
Image size: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (47 x 47 cm)
This abstract still life has been painted intuitively by the artist in a limited palette of soft ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Life Drawing Class
Located in London, GB
Leighton Hall Woollatt
Life Drawing Class
1905-1974
Oil on canvas, dated '1930' on verso
Image size: 26 x 18 inches (66 x 45.7 cm)
Handmade contemporary frame
In this painting the s...
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ as a Boy
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Francesco Bonsignori
Italian 1455-1519
Christ as a Boy
Oil on wood panel
Image size: 12 1/4 x 16 inches (31 x 40.5 cm)
Original gilt frame
In this painting on panel, ...
Category
16th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Man Smoking on a Barrel
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in London, GB
Man Smoking on a Barrel
Circle of David Teniers the Younger
1610-1690
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 9 1/2 x12 1/2 inches (23.5 x 32 cm)
Handmade contemporary frame
Here in this tave...
Category
17th Century Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (25.5 x 19 cm)
Contemporary gilt frame
This painting is a copy of Thomas Lawrence’s 1822 portrait of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, Duke of ...
Category
19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Nicholas Poyntz
Located in London, GB
Remigius Van Leemput
Portrait of Nicholas Poyntz
1607-1675
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 13 x 10 1/4 inches (33 x 26 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
The Dalva Brothers Colle...
Category
17th Century Flemish School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Interior with a Lady in Grey Washing her Hand
By Gerard ter Borch the Younger
Located in London, GB
Gerard Ter Borch
Interior with a Lady in Grey Washing her Hand
1617 - 1681
Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches (52 x 67.5 cm)
Contemporary Dutch ripple frame
In this genre painting by Ter Borch, the central woman is composed facing the viewer in a grey satin dress...
Category
17th Century Dutch School Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jane Shore doing Penance
Located in London, GB
Jane Shore doing Penance
Richard Redgrave
1804-1888
Oil on canvas, signed with monogram (centre right)
Image size: 14 x 27 inches (35.5 x 68.5 cm)
Original gilt tabernacle frame
Ex...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conestabile Madonna Old Master Renaissance
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
After Raphael
Conestabile Madonna
1483 - 1520
Oil on canvas
Image size: 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original ornate hand carved gilt frame
Conestabile Madonna
Made in compositiona...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 16th Century Oil Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
16th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 22 1/4 x 18 inches (56.5 x 46 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
Tudor Exhibition, New Gallery, ...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oak
After Hours
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas on board, signed lower left
Image size: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (36.5 x 44.5 cm)
Hand made frame
In this atmospheric scene a drunk is walking home, he must be causing some noise as another person is leaning out of his window to the right looking at him.
The artist has captured old London beautifully with the old bins, advertising on the walls and the cats bemused by the drunken figure. It sometimes takes an outsider such as Sancha to appreciate the beauty of the scene.
Francisco Sancha Lengo
Self portrait in London
Francisco Sancha y Lengo was born in Malaga in 1874. He attended the School of Fine Arts there and studied under Joaquín Martínez de la Vega, the eccentric, influential teacher that baptised a young Picasso with champagne. Such an education served him well, and by 1897 Sancha was studying at the Royal Academy in Madrid under José Moreno Carbonero...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Lower Chedworth
Located in London, GB
English School
Lower Chedworth
20th Century
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches (49.5 x 59.5 cm)
Original frame
In this painting, the winding countr...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child
Located in London, GB
Leighton Hall Woollatt
Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child
1905 - 1974
Oil on canvas, signed, titled 'Painting of a Antique Cast' from the Royal Academy Schools and dated '28 Ju...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
John the Baptist
By Francesco Curradi
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 17 x 21 inches (43 x 53 cm)
18th Century Carlotta frame
Provenance
Private Country Estate
When depicting John the Baptist artists often added an outer ga...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diana
By Studio of Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Studio of Sir Peter Lely
Diana
Oil on canvas
Image Size: 38 x 50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Ornate auricular frame
Provenance
The collection of Mr Campbell
Private Estate
Mary II (16...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tower of London
By Norman Wilkinson
Located in London, GB
Norman Wilkinson
Tower of London
Oil on canvas, signed lower left, dated June 1960 on verso
Image Size: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (59.6 x 44.5 cm)
Original gilt frame
Provenance
Tryon ...
Category
20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fennys Lane
Located in London, GB
John Shelley
Fennys Lane
1938-2020
Oil on board, signed and dated '1968' on verso
Image Size: 35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90 x 69.8 cm)
Original frame
Provenance
The artist, whom exhibi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The First Taste
By Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 14 1/4 x 16 inches (36 x 40 1/2 cm)
Hand made frame
Joan Fairfax Whiteside was a prodigious artist and illustrator. Born into an eminent...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Wooded Path
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
11 4/5 x 12 9/10 inches (30 x 32 cm)
Gilt frame
Nora Summers was a British painter, printmaker and photographer who grew up in an engineering family. She studied at Bristol School of Art before progressing on to the Slade School in London where she developed under the teaching of Henry Tonks from 1907-1910. Her work was often characterised by its serene, still quality, here her landscape captures a forest scene as a poignant documentation of the moment- a fleeting memory, frozen in time. She was predominantly shown in the NEAC as well as the Walker Art Gallery. Summer’s contemporaries were captivated by her striking look and modernist style, many of whom used her as a muse for some of their works such as Augustus John, Henry Lampard, and Walter Russel.
After meeting her husband Gerald Summers at Slade, the two honeymooned in Italy where they both worked closely on topographical paintings and etchings of Italian...
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Landscape with Ruins by the Tivoli Falls
Located in London, GB
Oil on copper
Image size: 15 x 10 1/2 inches (38 x 26.5 cm)
Period style hand made frame
This landscape depicts the area surrounding the Tivoli waterfalls in Italy. Thanks to its proximity in Rome, which lies some 30 km to the Southwest, Tivoli has long been a destination for artists. The Italian landscapists whose work was so coveted by Grand Tourist collectors—Claude, Gaspard Dughet and Salvator Rosa—all sketched there, while the Northern Italianates, including Cornelis van Poelenburgh...
Category
Early 17th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Copper
A Riverside Conversation
Located in London, GB
British School
Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 31 inches x 25 3/4 inches (79 x 65.5 cm)
Original gilt frame
Gathered along a riverside are two fishermen turned in conversation, one of who...
Category
18th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Stone Lion
Located in London, GB
G R Neale
Oil on Canvas, Signed and dated ‘1933’ lower right
Image Size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches ( 34.3 x 24.1 cm)
Hand made ebonised and gilded frame
Accentuated by the works golden tones, the painting is a duality of strength and stillness. Explored through the compositions stoic stone lion; angled to gaze just out of frame; in contrast with the draped ochre curtain of the piece’s background.
Reeves and Sons...
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Lady Mansfield of Ringwood
By Thomas Hudson
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Lady Mansfield of Ringwood
Oil on Canvas
Image size: 25 x 30 inches (63 x 76 cm)
Original carved & gilded frame
POA
Provenance
Descended through the Family Estate
Born in Poland in 1760 to the 2nd Earl of Mansfield and his wife, Elizabeth Mary Murray would later come under the care of her uncle, William Murray (1st Earl of Mansfield) at Kenwood House in Hampstead. David Murray (2nd Earl of Mansfield) was set to inherit the title and full wealth of his uncle, including Kenwood House. Lady Mansfield’s second cousin would soon join her at Kenwood, where they would be raised together and featured in multiple portraits of the time. Her younger sister, Henrietta, is seen in a separate portrait done by Thomas Hudson as well. At the age of 25 she married George Finch-Hatton, an English aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772-1784.
Gazing out at the viewer, Lady Mansfield wears a decorated dress, with an abundance of pearls and lace, and a transparent gold lined veil surrounding her right shoulder. The excess of luxurious fabric matches another Hudson portrait of another Lady Mansfield, with the lace detailing and complementary bodice. The depiction of this Lady Mansfield epitomizes the style of portraiture in the 18th century, such as the styles Hudson’s pupils Joshua Reynolds, Joseph Wright, and Peter Toms. From Hudson’s travels to the Low Countries and Italy, he no doubt brought back artistic inspiration from the international pieces he encountered.
Thomas Hudson
Hudson was a celebrated 18th century portrait painter. Born in Devon in 1701 he studied under the artist Jonathan Richardson and married his daughter, against Richardson’s wishes.
He had many artistic friends including William Hogarth and Francis Hayman and travelled with them in Europe in 1748. He also visited Italy with the sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac in 1752. Hudson’s style of portraiture proved so successful that for a decade from 1745 to 1755 he was London’s most popular portrait painter and made a fortune painting the cream of London society and members of the Royal Family.
He was also a talented teacher, perhaps too good, as subsequently a number of his former assistants overtook him in popularity including the artist Joshua Reynolds.
Hudson retired in the late 1750’s and died in Twickenham in 1779. His most notable works include portraits of King George II and George Friedrich Handel and his “Portrait of a Nobleman in Van Dyck dress.” Many of Hudson’s works may be seen in art galleries. These include the National Portrait Gallery, the National Maritime Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Foundling Museum and the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. His works are also in Museums across the world...
Category
18th Century English School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lady Mansfield of Ringwood
By Thomas Hudson
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Lady Mansfield of Ringwood
Oil on Canvas
Image size: 25 x 30 inches (63 x 76 cm)
Original carved & gilded frame
POA
Provenance
Descended through the Family Estate
The y...
Category
18th Century English School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Youthful Thoughts
By Armand Point
Located in London, GB
Youthful Thoughts
Armand Point
Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1889 lower left
Image size: 18 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches (46.4 x 65.4 cm)
Framed
Provenance
Private collection, France
The p...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Young Woman Drawing Water From A Well Oil Oak Panel
Located in London, GB
Circle of Gerrit Dou
1613-1675
A Young Woman Drawing Water From A Well
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (32 x 25 cm)
Dutch ripple frame
Wax seal verso for Baron Mor...
Category
17th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cathedral View
Located in London, GB
A R Phillips
20th Century
Cathedral View
Gouache on board, signed and dated 1946 bottom right
Image Size: 12 1/2 x 13 inches (30 x 32.5 cm)
Handmade framed
This painting, originally...
Category
20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Preparing to Sail
Located in London, GB
Preparing to Sail
C. Rex James
Oil on canvas on board
Image size: 17 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches ( 54.5 x 43.5 cm)
Original frame
This painting by James captures a serene scene of several y...
Category
20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sailor Smoking a Pipe
By Arthur David McCormick
Located in London, GB
Sailor Smoking a Pipe
Arthur David McCormick
Oil on canvas
Image size: 19 x 25 1/2 inches (48 x 65 cm)
Contemporary frame
Arthur David McCormick (1860–1943) was a notable British illustrator and painter, renowned for his landscapes, historical scenes, naval subjects, and genre scenes. Born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, he pursued his education at the Royal College of Art in London from 1883 to 1886.
McCormick’s career was marked by his contributions to various illustrated magazines, including the English Illustrated Magazine and the Illustrated London News. He participated in significant expeditions, such as Sir Martin Conway’s journey to the Karakoram Himalayas in 1892 and Clinton T. Dent’s expedition to the Caucasus Mountains in 1895. His illustrations from these travels were featured in Conway’s book “Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas” (1894) and his own publication “An Artist in the Himalayas” (1895).
Throughout his career, McCormick illustrated nearly thirty books, focusing on travel and adventure themes. Some of his notable works include illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” (1905) and Henry Newbolt’s “Drake’s Drum and Other Songs of the Sea” (1914). He was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1889 to 1938.
Navy Cut Sailor Work...
Category
20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lord Strathnairm's Arab Charger
By Gourlay Steell
Located in London, GB
Lord Strathnairm's Arab Charger
Gourlay Steell
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 39 x 44 1/8 inches (99.1 x 112.1 cm)
Handmade frame
POA
Provenance
Commissioned by Field...
Category
20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Route de Montagne
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed bottom right
Image size: 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (53 x 62 cm)
Original gilt frame
Provenance
Artist’s Estate
Robert Deborne
Robert Deborne was born in 1870 in...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), bust-length, in armour
By Robert Walker
Located in London, GB
After Robert Walker
1599 - 1658
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), bust-length, in armour
Oil on canvas
Image size: 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73 cm)
Original carved gilt frame
This...
Category
17th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Located in London, GB
Studio of Adriaen Isenbrandt
1510 - 1551
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Oil on oak panel, wax seal verso
Image size: 10 3/4 x 8 inches (27 x 20.5 cm)
Contemporary style frame (image below)
POA
Provenance
Collection of Mrs Marianne Hudson
Mary, holding Jesus in her arms, is centrally positioned against a gold detailed architectural backdrop, reflecting the traditional iconography of the enthroned Virgin and Child. This composition suggests the theme of “Maestà” or “Majesty,” emphasising the figures religious significance.
In the painting from the studio of Adriaen Isenbrandt, the artist masterfully infuses the scene with rich symbolism and hidden meanings that reflect the cultural and religious context of the period. The infant Christ, seated on the Virgin Mary’s lap, is draped in a delicate, translucent white garment that symbolises his purity. In his hand, he clutches a piece of coral, a multifaceted symbol representing immortality, youth, and health. Notably, coral was also a common teething tool during that era, adding another layer of contemporary relevance.
A scarlet-headed blackbird, native to South America, perches gracefully on Christ’s outstretched finger. This bird is a potent symbol of creation and protection, enhancing the divine narrative of the scene. Mary, with a tender and loving gesture, caresses Christ’s back while gazing adoringly at her son, underscoring her role as the nurturing mother of God.
Mary is centrally positioned within an architectural alcove, which subtly suggests a heavenly halo without explicitly depicting one. The alcove’s niches, traditionally used to emphasise the importance of sculptures, further highlight her significance. She is adorned in a voluminous red gown, with the undulating folds of the fabric accentuated by white highlights. The red colour of her dress symbolises maternal qualities, while the iridescent blue undercoat, visible in certain areas, signifies sanctity and purity due to its rarity and expense at the time.
Moreover, Mary is depicted as the epitome of contemporary Medieval...
Category
16th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
