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Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

19th century
Sold 13 October 2026 · Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd
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1 Fine Large British Victorian 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall With Her Prized Kitten C1890 by Henry Weigall.

Impress your guests & clients in your home or office with this historic portrait masterpiece.

Title “Portrait of his Young Daughter Rachel Weigall with Kitten” C1890".

Subject portrait of the known artists daughter Rachel Weigall in three quarter length front profile view, she is standing near the edge of the forest holding in both hands her beloved prized black kitten, who is licking her finger, Rachel is around 10 years of age wearing her traditional clothing, she has blue eyes and dark blonde hair, with rosy cheeks. she is looking towards the viewer, she has a black locket around her neck with the initial M. Lower down on either side are pretty purple & white flowers.

Initial signed in the bottom lower corner HW by the known British artist Henry Weigall.

Circa 1890 late 19th century Victorian era.

Medium oil on canvas.

Set in the original gilt wood frame.

Frame is a large display size being 83 cm wide and 103.5 cm high.

Having such beautiful detail.

Set in a fine gilt frame which enhances this painting further.

With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.

Henry Weigall a known Victorian era British artist who specialised in portraits, he was born in 1829 in Kensington London. His father was Henry Weigall Senior, his mother Selina (Smith) Weigall. He lived with his parents at there home address in Marylebone London in the year 1851. His siblings Selina Frances (Weigall) James,Theyre Weigall also Alfred Weigall. He married Lady Rosa Sophia Mary (Fane) Weigall who became his wife on the 15th August 1866 in the known Westminster Abbey in London. Lady Rosa was the daughter of John the 11th Earl of Westmoreland & Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole. He had 2 children who where Rachel Weigall & William Ernest George Archibald Weigall PM 1st BT. He died in Thanet Kent in 1925.

Henry Weigall's works have been exhibited and sold at auction houses & museums around the world like Christie’s, Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Keble College, University of Oxford, Hertford Magistrate’s Court, Christ Church , University of Oxford, Sandwich Guildhall, National Portrait Gallery London, National Trust Hanbury Hall, National Trust Stourhead, National Trust, Lanhydrock, Ramsgate Library, Cusworth Hall Museum & Park, Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge which was for the Painting of the Hon George Fitzroy Somserset who would laeter become 3rd Baron Raglan which sold at Christie’s. The artist died in 1925.

See National Portrait Gallery, Wikitree & Government Art Collection

Provenance: By descent in the artist's family the vendor, with labels verso high end London based auction & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

We only select & sell paintings based upon subject, quality & significance.

We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

The front painting surface is in good overall order with various foxing staining & craquelure in areas commensurate with usage & old age. Canvas has not been relined, signs of a repair paint retouching to Rachels skirt just below the cat. The original frame has had some repairs & paint touch ups in areas, having various signs of wear, scuffs, cracking scratches, stains, dust, losses in places commensurate with usage & old age.

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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (103.5 cm)

Width (83 cm)

Length depth thickness of frame (5.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Child Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
103.5cm (40.75")
Width
83cm (32.68")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1107883
Dealers Internal Reference
628
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Description
1 Fine Large British Victorian 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall With Her Prized Kitten C1890 by Henry Weigall.

Impress your guests & clients in your home or office with this historic portrait masterpiece.

fig 1. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 1. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

Title “Portrait of his Young Daughter Rachel Weigall with Kitten” C1890".

Subject portrait of the known artists daughter Rachel Weigall in three quarter length front profile view, she is standing near the edge of the forest holding in both hands her beloved prized black kitten, who is licking her finger, Rachel is around 10 years of age wearing her traditional clothing, she has blue eyes and dark blonde hair, with rosy cheeks. she is looking towards the viewer, she has a black locket around her neck with the initial M. Lower down on either side are pretty purple & white flowers.

fig 2. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 2. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

Initial signed in the bottom lower corner HW by the known British artist Henry Weigall.

Circa 1890 late 19th century Victorian era.

Medium oil on canvas.

Set in the original gilt wood frame.

Frame is a large display size being 83 cm wide and 103.5 cm high.

fig 3. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 3. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

Having such beautiful detail.

Set in a fine gilt frame which enhances this painting further.

With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.

“
Henry Weigall a known Victorian era British artist who specialised in portraits, he was born in 1829 in Kensington London.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

His father was Henry Weigall Senior, his mother Selina (Smith) Weigall. He lived with his parents at there home address in Marylebone London in the year 1851. His siblings Selina Frances (Weigall) James,Theyre Weigall also Alfred Weigall. He married Lady Rosa Sophia Mary (Fane) Weigall who became his wife on the 15th August 1866 in the known Westminster Abbey in London. Lady Rosa was the daughter of John the 11th Earl of Westmoreland & Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole. He had 2 children who where Rachel Weigall & William Ernest George Archibald Weigall PM 1st BT. He died in Thanet Kent in 1925.

fig 4. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 4. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

Henry Weigall's works have been exhibited and sold at auction houses & museums around the world like Christie’s, Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Keble College, University of Oxford, Hertford Magistrate’s Court, Christ Church , University of Oxford, Sandwich Guildhall, National Portrait Gallery London, National Trust Hanbury Hall, National Trust Stourhead, National Trust, Lanhydrock, Ramsgate Library, Cusworth Hall Museum & Park, Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge which was for the Painting of the Hon George Fitzroy Somserset who would laeter become 3rd Baron Raglan which sold at Christie’s. The artist died in 1925.

fig 5. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 5. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

See National Portrait Gallery, Wikitree & Government Art Collection

Provenance: By descent in the artist's family the vendor, with labels verso high end London based auction & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

fig 6. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 6. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

We only select & sell paintings based upon subject, quality & significance.

We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

The front painting surface is in good overall order with various foxing staining & craquelure in areas commensurate with usage & old age. Canvas has not been relined, signs of a repair paint retouching to Rachels skirt just below the cat. The original frame has had some repairs & paint touch ups in areas, having various signs of wear, scuffs, cracking scratches, stains, dust, losses in places commensurate with usage & old age.

fig 7. A Victorian oil portrait on canvas depicting a young girl with blonde hair holding a black cat, presented in a carved gold-coloured frame.
fig 7. Oil Painting Portrait Rachel Weigall Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

International buyers worldwide shipping is available.

Checkout our exciting other Fine Arts, antiques & collectibles available in our shop gallery.

Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (103.5 cm)

Width (83 cm)

Length depth thickness of frame (5.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Child Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Height
103.5cm (40.75")
Width
83cm (32.68")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1107883
Dealers Internal Ref
628
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Giltwood Frame
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsChild figure, Black cat, Pinafore dress, Gilt moulding
  • SizeH 103.5 cm (41 in) x W 83 cm (33 in) x D 5.5 cm (2 in)

This Victorian oil painting on canvas depicts a young girl in a white pinafore dress holding a black cat against a warm brown forest background. Painted in the 19th century by British artist Henry Weigall, the portrait shows the subject with blue eyes and dark blonde hair, wearing a black locket and standing near purple and white flowers. The canvas is housed in a carved, gold-coloured giltwood frame featuring elaborate ornate mouldings. The piece measures 103.5 cm high, 83 cm wide, and 5.5 cm deep. It suits placement in a living room or study above the mantel, bringing a traditional English country house aesthetic to an interior space.

Victorian portraiture frequently depicted children and domestic pets with naturalistic detail, reflecting 19th-century cultural emphasis on domestic sentimentality and family heritage.

Artists applied oil paint onto woven canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars, typically framed in carved or moulded timber finished with gold leaf or gilding.

Authenticity is determined by examining canvas weave, age-appropriate craquelure patterns, period-correct stretcher construction, and verified artist signatures or monograms.

Position the framed painting above a sideboard or fireplace mantel to create a focal point, pairing traditional artwork with clean-lined furniture for contemporary contrast.

Display the painting away from direct sunlight and humidity fluctuations, dusting the frame lightly with a soft brush and avoiding liquid cleaning agents on the painted canvas.
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