Mid-19th-Century British School Portrait Of A Gentleman Abstract exhibited at the Royal Academy

exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1819 and 1825

the gents focused on their ‘mutton chops’

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32” x 28” / 81cm x 71cmYear of creation: c

His acclaimed 1909 paper

Year of creation: 1907

Mid-19th-Century British School Portrait Of A Gentleman Abstract exhibited at the Royal AcademyThis charming mid 19th century British school portrait depicts a gentleman wearing a white shirt, black necktie and smart black frock coat. His style fits with the fashion of the later 1840s when facial hair became more popular than the earlier part of the decade. The work is unsigned but clearly by a competent hand. The brushwork has been laid down quite quickly in an effort to retain the sitters spirit. Its a little reminiscent of the English artist