This is a beautiful pastel portrait of an Allegorical Lady with flowers in her hair and holding a dove representing peace. The picture is by John Saunders who was an extremely productive travelling pastel portraitist. John Saunders work is represented in the National portrait Gallery London with a self portrait in their collection. He worked mainly in East Anglia and the South of England in the first decades of the 18th century. He is known to have worked in Norwich, Stourbridge Worcestershire and elsewhere around this time. The portrait is signed and dated 1732 to the top right hand corner. This is on paper laid onto canvas on board and is unframed. The picture measures 53 cms by 38 cms.(John Saunders son, also John son was an extremely noted painter within his own right, painting as John Sanders. His works are represented in British National Galleries where more than five of his pictures are held in their collections.)UK insured delivery is £20Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.Email: We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.Height is 53cm (20.9inches)
Width is 38cm (15.0inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)