Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Amelia Jenkins was a fascinating lady and probably best known as the wife of Henry Savile - the second son of the eighth Earl of Scarborough. Savile inherited the Rufford estate when his father died in 1856 and was clearly a man of means. A census entry for Rufford in 1861 refers to 16 servants including coachmen, grooms and gardeners. Amelia also appeared in this census but didn’t marry Savile until 1874, following the death of her first husband, Francis Mountjoy Martin.
Amelia's greatest drama arrived in 1847 when she narrowly escaped death during a railway accident. It’s recorded that part of a railway tyre from another train smashed through the side of her compartment and landed on her hip at high speed. Undoubtedly this left her a little traumatised.
The paper is housed within a fine period frame.
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Overall size: 25” x 32” / 63cm x 82cm
Year of creation: c. 1850
Provenance: England
Condition: A few marks on the glass. Frame with some age-related wear.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
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Mid-19th-century Portrait of Amelia Jenkins, Antique Portrait
