Antique English Oil Portrait Sarah Losh Architect & Designer

English 1830s Portrait Possibly Sarah Losh In The Manner Of James Lonsdale

A substantial English School oil portrait circa 1830 to 1839 depicting an elegantly dressed woman wearing a white dress and rich red maroon shawl.

Highlights

In the manner of James Lonsdale 1777 to 1839

English School

Circa 1830 to 1839

Possible sitter Sarah Sara Losh 1785 to 1853

Oil on canvas

Unsigned

Classical profile cameo or medallion sleeve ornament

Bellmans Fine Art Auctioneers provenance

Canvas 62 cm wide by 75 cm high

Framed approximately 72 cm wide by 86 cm high by 5 cm deep

Historically relined

Ornate giltwood frame

Introduction

The sitter is shown half length against a restrained dark background. Her brunette hair is centrally parted and arranged in elongated side ringlets. She wears a luminous white dress and rich red maroon shawl. An unusual oval classical profile cameo or medallion ornaments her sleeve.

The hairstyle broad neckline fitted bodice and short full sleeves support dating within the 1830s.

Catalogue Details

Artist: In the manner of James Lonsdale 1777 to 1839

School: English

Date: Circa 1830 to 1839

Title: Portrait of a Woman in a White Dress and Red Shawl

Possible sitter: Sarah Sara Losh 1785 to 1853

Medium: Oil on canvas

Signature: Unsigned

Possible Sitter

The sitter has subsequently been proposed as possibly Sarah Sara Losh 1785 to 1853 the Cumbrian architect designer antiquarian and landowner associated with St Marys Church at Wreay.

Losh undertook architectural work around Wreay during the 1830s before her celebrated St Marys Church of 1840 to 1842.

No inscription or continuous Losh family provenance presently confirms the identity. Losh would have been approximately 45 to 54 during the proposed date range while the sitter is represented comparatively youthfully. The identification therefore remains provisional.

The Artist

James Lonsdale was born in Lancaster in 1777. He moved to London studied briefly under George Romney and entered the Royal Academy Schools. His extensive portrait practice continued through 1838.

The smooth facial modelling formal half length composition strongly articulated eyes and restrained background invite comparison with his portrait tradition.

In the manner of James Lonsdale is a stylistic classification and does not claim direct authorship.

Provenance

Bellmans Fine Art Auctioneers West Sussex.

Antiques and Interiors 14 January 2025 Lot 25.

Catalogued as English School 19th Century Portrait of a lady with a red shawl oil on canvas. Bellmans recorded dimensions of 75 by 62 cm.

Subsequently Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

Dimensions

Canvas 62 cm wide by 75 cm high.

Framed approximately 72 cm wide by 86 cm high by 5 cm deep.

Condition Report

Historically relined canvas with widespread age related craquelure historic restoration retouching surface wear abrasion and disturbance.

Small visible gaps occur along portions of the frame between the canvas edge and frame rebate. The canvas may require minor adjustment or reseating for a closer and more even fit.

The giltwood frame displays age related rubbing wear historic repairs overpainting and losses.

Please refer closely to the photographs.

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