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Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols
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Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols

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This is a good oil painting on board of a lady wearing a lace cap and red gown painted in or around 1880.

The artist, circle of Erskine Nicol (1825-1904) has skilfully captured the character and essence of the sitter, her eyes in particular transfix the viewer. The painting is in excellent condition with beautiful vibrant, rich colours. This is attractively framed in a later Monteparnasse style frame that really suit the work.

Erskine Nicol was a Scottish figure and genre painter born in Leith in 1825. He taught in Dublin Ireland from 1845-1850 at the height of the Irish famine and identified with the oppression of the Irish people. Much of his work portrays the injustices inflicted on the Irish population during the 19th century as well as everyday Irish life.

This fine portrait is from the circle of his followers and the style of the work very much emulates his craft.

This picture measures 55 cms by 48 cms overall including the frame.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Irish Oil Portrait to the 1880s.

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This is a good oil painting on board of a lady wearing a lace cap and red gown painted in or around 1880.
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The artist, circle of Erskine Nicol (1825-1904) has skilfully captured the character and essence of the sitter, her eyes in particular transfix the viewer.
Rams Head Antiques

The painting is in excellent condition with beautiful vibrant, rich colours. This is attractively framed in a later Monteparnasse style frame that really suit the work.

fig 1. An antique 19th-century oil portrait depicting an elderly woman in a lace cap and red patterned shawl, framed in a carved gilt wood frame.
fig 1. Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols

Erskine Nicol was a Scottish figure and genre painter born in Leith in 1825. He taught in Dublin Ireland from 1845-1850 at the height of the Irish famine and identified with the oppression of the Irish people. Much of his work portrays the injustices inflicted on the Irish population during the 19th century as well as everyday Irish life.

fig 2. An antique 19th-century oil portrait depicting an elderly woman in a lace cap and red patterned shawl, framed in a carved gilt wood frame.
fig 2. Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols

This fine portrait is from the circle of his followers and the style of the work very much emulates his craft.

This picture measures 55 cms by 48 cms overall including the frame.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Irish Oil Portrait to the 1880s.

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Archive I An antique 19th-century oil portrait depicting an elderly woman in a lace cap and red patterned shawl, framed in a carved gilt wood frame.

Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols

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An antique 19th-century oil portrait depicting an elderly woman in a lace cap and red patterned shawl, framed in a carved gilt wood frame.
Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols
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Victorian portraiture from the 19th century is characterised by realistic character study, dark background palettes, and meticulous attention to texture, costume, and lace detail.

Artists during this era typically worked with oil pigments on linen canvas or wooden panels, often stretched over timber strainers and housed in moulded giltwood or plaster frames.

Authentic period paintings display genuine craquelure across the paint surface, natural ageing to the canvas backing, and hand-carved or moulded plaster frame construction showing historical oxidisation.

Combine period oil portraits with contemporary muted wall paint or display them as part of a curated gallery wall alongside contrasting modern black-and-white photography.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity. Surface dust should be removed gently using a dry, soft camel-hair brush, avoiding wet cleaning solvents without professional conservation.
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