Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
The silhouette is cut out and bronzed. Although unsigned, it can be attributed to Benjamin Pearce the Younger. It is set in a maple veneer frame with a gilt slip.
Born in Dover in 1832, Pearce followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming an artist describing his occupation on census returns variously as Artist (1861), Photographic Artist (1871), and Portrait Artist (1891). His photography business named Pearce’s Portraits was located in Torquay during the 1880s. In addition to photographs, he also offered oil portraits handsomely framed. In 1868 Pearce married 31-year-old Anne Morrell as her third husband and with her had two daughters, Lucy and Katie. Pearce died in April 1908 and was buried at Margravine Cemetery in Hammersmith.
Framed Size: 323 x 240mm
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Benjamin Pearce, Cut and Gilded Silhouette
