19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD Length: 7cm

Length: 7cm

Dimensions (brooch)

Each candle holder boasts two very detailed cherubs clasping around the candle holder

Barbara Watson first painted flowers at the age of seven

19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD Length: 7cmA 19th century oil on canvas depicting a man leaning against a pillar before a leaded window with a flagon at his feet. The subject looks melancholic, holding his hat to his chest with slumped shoulders and a somewhat defeated standing pose. The leaded window, gothic archway and light streaming from a source to the right indicating a larger window suggests the setting may be within a church. The work has a some craquelure and high gloss varnish