19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD This William Whiteley piece is

This William Whiteley piece is a rare survivor and has retained its original material to the top

all above a finely balustraded black marble base

candle matches

Barbara Watson first painted flowers at the age of seven

with hinged lid

19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD This William Whiteley piece isA 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