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Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880
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Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880

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A very beautiful, original and finely detailed oil on canvas of a young woman, her head softly covered with a white silk veil and her plaited hair adorned with wild flowers and roses. She looks back over her shoulder smiling at the painter.

The portrait is signed Dumini.

Leopoldo Dumini (1825-1908) is a renowned 19th century artist who owned a gallery at 16 Piazza De Pitti, in Florence. Leopoldo and his son Adolfo were both active in the late 19th century and advertised their business as:

Dumini & Co.

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Originals and Copies

Miniatures and Watercolours

Leopoldo’s work included both original commissions and finely executed copies of numerous earlier works of art that reside in the Uffuzi Gallery in Florence including Adoration of the Christ Child by Correggio and portraits of Charles I and Leonardo da Vinci.

His works were desirable and popular with the aristocracy. Some are housed in Royal collections in Europe including a work presented to King George V and Queen Mary in 1893.

The inner face of the backboard of the frame has part an old advertisement for the George Hotel Brewery in Brighouse – a pub that is still there and now called ‘The George’. The advertisement dates from around 1880 and states that it offers good stabling, pure bitter beer and nourishing stout ‘the beer of our forefathers’.

Probably a grand tour purchase and in excellent original condition, in original giltwood (gold leaf) carved oval frame.

A lovely painting by a fine and renowned artist. Possibly a copy of a painting by Emile Vernon or an original composition produced and purchased from the Dumini’s Florence gallery.

Dimensions are:

23 inches high, 20 inches wide, 2 inches deep.

Painting size is 17.5 inches high, 14.25 inches wide.

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Webberley Antiques has dated this 19th Century Portrait Painting to the 19th Century.

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A very beautiful, original and finely detailed oil on canvas of a young woman, her head softly covered with a white silk veil and her plaited hair adorned with wild flowers and roses. She looks back over her shoulder smiling at the painter.
fig 1. An oval nineteenth-century oil portrait depicting a young woman with flowers in her hair, encased in an ornate gold giltwood frame.
fig 1. Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880

The portrait is signed Dumini.

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Leopoldo Dumini (1825-1908) is a renowned 19th century artist who owned a gallery at 16 Piazza De Pitti, in Florence.
Webberley Antiques

Leopoldo and his son Adolfo were both active in the late 19th century and advertised their business as:

fig 2. An oval nineteenth-century oil portrait depicting a young woman with flowers in her hair, encased in an ornate gold giltwood frame.
fig 2. Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880

Dumini & Co.

Gallery of Oil Paintings

Originals and Copies

Miniatures and Watercolours

Leopoldo’s work included both original commissions and finely executed copies of numerous earlier works of art that reside in the Uffuzi Gallery in Florence including Adoration of the Christ Child by Correggio and portraits of Charles I and Leonardo da Vinci.

fig 3. An oval nineteenth-century oil portrait depicting a young woman with flowers in her hair, encased in an ornate gold giltwood frame.
fig 3. Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880

His works were desirable and popular with the aristocracy. Some are housed in Royal collections in Europe including a work presented to King George V and Queen Mary in 1893.

The inner face of the backboard of the frame has part an old advertisement for the George Hotel Brewery in Brighouse – a pub that is still there and now called ‘The George’. The advertisement dates from around 1880 and states that it offers good stabling, pure bitter beer and nourishing stout ‘the beer of our forefathers’.

fig 4. An oval nineteenth-century oil portrait depicting a young woman with flowers in her hair, encased in an ornate gold giltwood frame.
fig 4. Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas C. 1880

Probably a grand tour purchase and in excellent original condition, in original giltwood (gold leaf) carved oval frame.

A lovely painting by a fine and renowned artist. Possibly a copy of a painting by Emile Vernon or an original composition produced and purchased from the Dumini’s Florence gallery.

Dimensions are:

23 inches high, 20 inches wide, 2 inches deep.

Painting size is 17.5 inches high, 14.25 inches wide.

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this 19th Century Portrait Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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An oval nineteenth-century oil portrait depicting a young woman with flowers in her hair, encased in an ornate gold giltwood frame.
Leopoldo Dumini - A Beautiful 19th Century Oil on Canvas c. 1880
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Academic portraiture of the late nineteenth century is defined by realistic human proportions, soft tonal transitions, and classical idealisation. Artists frequently incorporated botanical elements and theatrical drapery to convey grace and poetic emotion.

Artists typically executed works using oil-based pigments mixed with linseed oil on stretched linen or cotton canvas. Frames from this era were routinely constructed from carved wood or plaster mouldings coated in hand-applied gold leaf.

Authentic nineteenth-century paintings show natural age-related craquelure across the paint layer and light oxidisation on the canvas reverse. The frame typically exhibits age marks, weight from solid timber, and genuine gilding wear.

An ornate oval portrait works effectively as a focal point above a mantelpiece or integrated into a gallery wall alongside contemporary line drawings. Pairing historical artwork with clean, minimalist backdrops highlights the frames intricate details.

Dust the canvas and gilded frame gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or abrasive cloths. Keep the painting out of direct sunlight and away from rapid temperature changes to prevent cracking.
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