David Wilkie?
Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes.
David Wilkie
Oil sketch on millboard.
Just needed a clean and the frame restored. In this case I replaced the frame with one I already owned.
Millboard is a generic term covering a wide range of hard, pressed, flexible paste boards. Millboards were first introduced in the late 18th century by English colourmen.
Just needed a clean and the frame restored. In this case I replaced the frame with one I already owned.
Millboard is a generic term covering a wide range of hard, pressed, flexible paste boards. Millboards were first introduced in the late 18th century by English colourmen.
Frank Ernest Beresford
Well, I've had, Halliday and 1922, now I have a Frank Ernest Beresford. Messages from the other side!
Anyway, a tatty,
dirty landscape with a 5 cm rent and damaged gilding, purchased for pennies and restored to rude health within 24 hours.
Bertha Müller
Oil on Canvas. A Portrait of a Girl in a Bonnet. Unsigned - auction description - and that was it. Anyway. I liked it, and the one other bidder dropped out after one low bid.The painting was coated in a thick gloop of glossy varnish. The frame was modern and the back covered in new, brown, paper - it didn't auger well.
Paper removed revealed a 19th century canvas and stretcher bars. There is a signature. Faint, bottom left. Definitely looking up.Bertha Müller. The first name is relatively legible, Bertha. The second name fades as it nears the the end - of paint on a brush. I thought this was Swedish folk dress, but it's probably Austrian...
The signature enhanced and compared to authenticated signature.
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| Bertha Müller reframed and finished. |