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Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

Name: Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1104971
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18th century

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This charming late 18th-century English school oil painting depicts Henry Haynes (1745-1801) attired in a rather fetching navy blue coat, yellow waistcoat, and white cravat. He’s holding a missive.

Born and raised at the historic Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, Haynes was a landowner and man of means. Little is known of his heritage, but various press reports refer to auction sales comprising considerable parcels of land in his name. According to his ancestry records, he also worked as a ‘waterman’, a vital role for an area so reliant on its rivers and various waterways.

The task of a waterman was to transport passengers and their luggage via the river - essentially the equivalent of a river taxi. They usually worked alongside ‘lightermen’ who carried goods instead of live cargo. Aside from their rowing ability, watermen were also skilled in the art of verbal sparring - often pitching their services to passers-by on the riverbank and noisily arguing with competitors.

It’s likely that Haynes employed staff to undertake the ferrying aspects, while he ran the business itself. Intriguingly, a report from 1776 refers to an apprentice, William Liam Jotsham, who’d run away and urgently needed returning.

This splendid portrayal of a well-known local figure is a remarkable survivor and undoubtedly once hung in the sitter’s own home.

Held in a later frame and inscribed on the reverse.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 30½” x 36½” / 77cm x 93cm

Year of creation: c. 1791

Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed with the sitter’s name on the reverse / Morgan, Swan & Morgan picture frame makers label.

Provenance: Private collection, UK.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Canvas relined. Faint stretcher mark. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV1973

Physical Dimensions

Height

93cm (36.61")

Width

77cm (30.31")

Depth

5cm (1.97")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

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SA1104971

Description

This charming late 18th-century English school oil painting depicts Henry Haynes (1745-1801) attired in a rather fetching navy blue coat, yellow waistcoat, and white cravat. He’s holding a missive.

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Born and raised at the historic Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, Haynes was a landowner and man of means.

Brave Fine Art

Little is known of his heritage, but various press reports refer to auction sales comprising considerable parcels of land in his name. According to his ancestry records, he also worked as a ‘waterman’, a vital role for an area so reliant on its rivers and various waterways.

fig 1. Late 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

The task of a waterman was to transport passengers and their luggage via the river - essentially the equivalent of a river taxi. They usually worked alongside ‘lightermen’ who carried goods instead of live cargo. Aside from their rowing ability, watermen were also skilled in the art of verbal sparring - often pitching their services to passers-by on the riverbank and noisily arguing with competitors.

fig 2. Late 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting — fig 2. Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

It’s likely that Haynes employed staff to undertake the ferrying aspects, while he ran the business itself. Intriguingly, a report from 1776 refers to an apprentice, William Liam Jotsham, who’d run away and urgently needed returning.

fig 3. Late 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting — fig 3. Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

This splendid portrayal of a well-known local figure is a remarkable survivor and undoubtedly once hung in the sitter’s own home.

Held in a later frame and inscribed on the reverse.

Medium: Oil on canvas

fig 4. Late 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting — fig 4. Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

Overall size: 30½” x 36½” / 77cm x 93cm

Year of creation: c. 1791

Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed with the sitter’s name on the reverse / Morgan, Swan & Morgan picture frame makers label.

Provenance: Private collection, UK.

fig 5. Late 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting — fig 5. Late 18th-century English School, Portrait of Henry Haynes - Antique Oil Painting

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Canvas relined. Faint stretcher mark. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV1973