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19 Th Century English School Pastel Portrait of Elegant Young Lady
Graham Reed Fine Art
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Graham Reed Fine Art

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19 Th Century English School Pastel Portrait of Elegant Young Lady

19th century
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19 th century English School Portrait in pastel of significant charm dating from 1830 accommodated in an oval giltwood frame.

Physical Dimensions
Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
24cm (9.45")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Antique Pastel Portrait Lady to the 19th Century.

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SA1082322
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Description
19 th century English School Portrait in pastel of significant charm dating from 1830 accommodated in an oval giltwood frame.
Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
24cm (9.45")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Antique Pastel Portrait Lady to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1082322
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2017

Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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An oval gilt-framed nineteenth-century pastel portrait depicting a young woman with dressed hair and a black high-collared garment.
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Archive I An oval gilt-framed nineteenth-century pastel portrait depicting a young woman with dressed hair and a black high-collared garment.

19 Th Century English School Pastel Portrait of Elegant Young Lady

Archive II An oval gilt-framed nineteenth-century pastel portrait depicting a young woman with dressed hair and a black high-collared garment. View II
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Graham Reed Fine Art

Graham Reed Fine Art
Telephone 01765 698866 or 07547 037903
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Newark Antiques and Interiors
Kelham Rd
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1BX
United Kingdom
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Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
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Location: Newark Antiques and Interiors, Kelham Rd, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1BX, United Kingdom
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An oval gilt-framed nineteenth-century pastel portrait depicting a young woman with dressed hair and a black high-collared garment.
19 TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL PASTEL PORTRAIT OF ELEGANT YOUNG LADY
Ref: SA1082322
An oval gilt-framed nineteenth-century pastel portrait depicting a young woman with dressed hair and a black high-collared garment.
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English School pastel portraits from this era typically feature soft, blended powder pigments applied to paper or vellum, depicting sitters in Regency or late Georgian attire. These works frequently utilize oval formats and gilded framing to highlight the delicate tonal variations characteristic of the medium.

Artists used ground mineral and earth pigments bound with gum or resin to create pastel sticks, applied onto textured paper or mounted card. Frames were typically crafted from softwood decorated with moulded gesso and finished in oil or water gilding.

Authentic period pastels display characteristic surface mattness without synthetic gloss, often showing natural oxidation, light foxing on paper, and hand-cut wooden backings. The framing generally exhibits hand-carved or moulded gesso construction with visible age-related craquelure.

A period portrait can be displayed as a focal accent on a narrow wall or incorporated into an eclectic gallery wall alongside modern fine art. Combining historical portraiture with clean architectural lines provides balanced visual texture.

Pastels must be displayed under glass with spacer mounts to prevent pigment contact, and positioned away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity. Professional glazing with ultraviolet-filtering glass helps protect vulnerable paper fibers and pigments from fading.
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