A Good Pair of c.1870 English School Provincial Oil on Canvas Portraits of a Gentleman & His Wife

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A Good Pair of c.1870 English School Provincial Oil on Canvas Portraits of a Gentleman & His WifeOrigin: British Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Canvas Heights: 30 inches Canvas Widths: 25 inches The large unframed British school depictions of a gentleman and lady, shown half length and painted in oils on canvas, presumed husband and wife, survive from the middle to latter part of nineteenth century Britain. The pictures are in tired condition though prove very decorative. They suffer from losses with small sections of flaking

a study for a larger work

Cavendish tobacco originated in the late 16th century

In seaside resorts during the 1930s

as he is here

Guilloche is French for “engine-turning”

designed to approximate the appearance of the mummified figures in the British Museum

after the previous decade saw him battle with drugs

and the canvas remains in an uncleaned state meaning much of the background is a little darker than it once was

Origin: Iran

the resulting raw material could be carved and polished and was intended to be japanned and inlaid with mother-of-pearl

which in the world of film advertising is a rare thing

was started by Persians and was popular till 1979 which declined sharply due to invasion of Arabic Muslims in Iran but the game has a strong affiliation with Kashmir

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