Huge Historical Portrait Oil Painting Newlyn School Harold Knight RA (1874-1961)Brief Description: A magnificent and exceptionally large three-quarter-length oil on canvas portrait of Sir Edmund Ernest Nott-Bower, portrayed seated in his richly panelled study upon a bergčre library armchair, with an elegant mahogany desk at his side.The portrait was painted during the 1920s by the celebrated Newlyn School and Royal Academy artist Harold Knight R.A. (1874–1961), the distinguished portrait painter and husband of the renowned Dame Laura Knight (1877–1970).Sir Edmund is depicted with quiet confidence and authority, seated upright with one hand resting upon his hip while the other is placed upon the desk. Around him are carefully arranged official documents, a bound volume and a finely detailed pewter inkwell complete with a feather quill, reinforcing his position as a man of considerable importance and influence.The wood-panelled interior is enriched by a small framed p...