A Mid-19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860; Ex Dame Elisabeth Frink antiques modelled on Jane Morris being

modelled on Jane Morris being created

The worm is not active but we have treated the piece as a precaution and stabilised it

Following preparatory school Horsley studied painting at the Royal Academy schools where he met Thomas Webster

first published on 21 September 1861 and was founded by the actor and playwright H

The large folk art seed work picture composed of a vast array of seeds

A Mid-19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860; Ex Dame Elisabeth Frink antiques modelled on Jane Morris beingOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: The Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930 1993) Date: c. 1860 Height: 35. 25 Width: 30. 75 The unframed half length portrait in oils on canvas of a middle to late aged gentleman reading a book held aloft, the whole of good size, the sitter with greying hair, a wiry build and strong facial features, depicting reading to allay an intellectual appearance, wearing a dark blazer and waistcoat to brown