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ANTIQUE #SA1089335

Charles Grant, Character Portrait In Watercolour & Pencil

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Wigs on the Green

This sensitively drawn portrait shows a mature lady with an intent gaze seated with her book. Her face displays great character and is well painted in watercolour. Her costume details - a frothy cap trimmed with blue ribbon and a pink shawl decorated with blue flowers - are executed in pencil and watercolour.
 
The portrait is signed bottom left - C Grant del. Charles Grant was actively painting between 1825 and 1845. He exhibited at the Royal Academy before moving to India where he changed career and became a publisher.
 
In clean condition, the portrait is presented in a period bird''s eye maple veneer frame with a gilt slip (minor loss to a small area of the slip).
 
Framed size: 310 x 270mm
 
All prices include UK postage. International shipping will be at cost.
 
Internal Reference: 5607
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1089335
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 31cm (12.2inches)
Width is 27cm (10.6inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1089335 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Wigs on the Green
Small Portraiture of Character & Historical Interest
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07962 257915
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD