Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The painting is signed close to the edge (lower left side) E. W. Thomson Pinxt / 1838 and is housed in a period giltwood frame with a beaded outer edge. There frame has small losses to the decorative edges.
Working in London and Paris, E. W. Thomson (1770-1847) was also an engraver and a miniature painter. He worked from 69 Berners Street in London and exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1832 and 1839.
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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Watercolour Portrait by Thomson, 1838
