Ambrose Dudley; A Large English School c.1891 Gilt Framed Oil on Canvas Portrait of John Harrison Foster 1818-1905 sub-Mirrors & Lighting in Paris – 15 April

in Paris – 15 April 1902

which is a common theme for antique hats

This example is rather short

designed with a certain amount of portability in mind being on concealed castors and with the lower chest section having large brass handles to the flanks

Ambrose Dudley; A Large English School c.1891 Gilt Framed Oil on Canvas Portrait of John Harrison Foster 1818-1905 sub-Mirrors & Lighting in Paris – 15 AprilOrigin: Unknown Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1891 Canvas: 41. 5 x 30. 5 The Whole in Frame: 53. 5 x 43. 5 The large and well realised depiction in oils on canvas of John Harrison Foster 1818 1905 seated three quarter length in a black coat holding a book in a period leather and mahogany armchair; the work signed and dated 1891 Ambrose Dudley, presented in the original gilded oak and composition Watts frame, bearing a plaque