A Late Victorian Unfinished Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady c.1880 sub-Religion & Relics but most certainly painted within

but most certainly painted within the circle of Samuel John Carter (1835-1892)

all having moustaches and designed to cover the top half of an adult face and two small adults or childs faces survive from the first half of twentieth century Indonesia

points to it being most likely used to advertise an apothecary chemist

the whole with padded scroll arms and barrel ring turnings

The chapter rings and stand are all original to the piece

A Late Victorian Unfinished Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady c.1880 sub-Religion & Relics but most certainly painted withinOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 24 Width: 20 The compelling and evocative unfinished oil portrait depicting an elderly woman, shown bust length and turned slightly to her left, wearing a dark headscarf or bonnet and a loosely suggested garment, with the artist having concentrated their efforts almost entirely on the face, her features rendered with surprising sensitivity, softly modelled flesh tones,