Early 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Lady In A Russet Dress

Early 18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Lady In A Russet DressThis splendid early 18th century oil painting depicts a lady wearing a russet dress with a blue sash. Her outfit is synonymous with the period and perhaps inspired by the future Queen Anne in this 1694 portrait by Godfrey Kneller. Indeed, the lady portrayed resembles the Princess and it's entirely feasible that it was commissioned for an aristocratic home. However, such was the stylised nature of portraiture during this period, women are often hard to

a small cottage is nestled into the trees - smoke from its chimney blows in the wind

inscribed with date/title on the reverse and held in a gilt frame

The portrait is inscribed Günther

A gentle and introspective interior scene by Swedish painter

this was probably a design for a room interior produced by an artist while working with a client (perhaps a fussy one)

stylistically it sits alongside to the oeuvre of Swedish artist Edward Berggren (1876-1961)

he faced the French

Our reference: BRV1669

while also offering a design

Jensen was a precocious talent that began as a landscape painter and received various accolades for his work

Matlock Bath)

It’s a wonderful example of Van Luppen’s keen appreciation of nature