A 19thC English School Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Gentleman c.1870 antiques This tapestry was designed to

This tapestry was designed to hang over a door in a formal interior and can be admired purely for the complicated technique and time-consuming method of tapestry weaving and carpet knotting

It may be ventured that these arms were in use between the marriage of Samuel and Annie in 1815 and Samuel’s death in 1839

though period

amongst other things

and helped shape the style that became the norm for the grand country houses of 18th century Britain

A 19thC English School Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Gentleman c.1870 antiques This tapestry was designed toOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 The Work: 24 high x 20 wide In Frame: 30. 5 h x 26. 5 w x 3 d The shoulder length portrait of a handsome English gentleman, probably in his late thirties, sensitively executed, the sitter being clean shaven and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of a black blazer with a white collared under garment and