The picture and frame are both in what could be described as ‘attic condition’ literally left untouched for a minimum of a century and as such there is a commensurate amount of brushed dirt across the canvas and the frame has some small losses to the gesso mouldings and it does lack a stretcher so the canvas is fairly loose
above an echinus ornamented with egg-and-dart
He made no secret of his working-class sympathies (which is perhaps why this sculpture was created showing a lower class boy in strife) and having identified himself too publicly with the Paris Commune of 1871
There is no doubting though he was ridden by small children for decades
terminating in a finial
A Charming Early 20thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Maine Coon Tabby Cat Dated to 1916; From the Attics at Rokeby Park, County Durham sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage The picture and frame areOrigin: British Period: Early 20thC Provenance: The Attics at Rokeby Park, County Durham Date: c. 1916 Height: 10 Width: 12 The charming early twentieth century oil on canvas, presented unframed, depicting a maine coone tabby cat, shown on its haunches with a prominent ruff, and looking suitably pleased with itself, the whole on a brown and sea green background, and initialled ATP and dated to 1916. The painting is in very original condition with no