A 19thC English School Oil on Board Portrait of a Gentleman c.1870 sub-Natural History Etty painted several such scenes

Etty painted several such scenes of bathing during his career

having two hemispheres and the whole being hand painted with roman numerals

The human being can be reduced to an object or merely be a pure scenic presence among others next to objects which acquire their own existence by the artistic dignity that is given to them

the chair has survived pretty well in its ripe old age though has obviously been well loved

In eighteenth century Venetian style the central mirror framed by an ornate white metal acanthus scroll border in turn framed by a green fabric border

A 19thC English School Oil on Board Portrait of a Gentleman c.1870 sub-Natural History Etty painted several such scenesOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 The Work: 23. 5 high x 19. 5 wide In Frame: 31 h x 27 w x 2. 5 d The shoulder length portrait of a handsome English gentleman, of middle age, sensitively executed, the sitter being clean shaven and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on board to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of an overcoat with a white collared under garment and cravat and silver pin,