Late 19th-Century British School, Portrait Study Of A Woman

Late 19th-Century British School, Portrait Study Of A WomanThis late 19th century British portrait study depicts a lady wearing a black hat with a veil. Its an intriguing little mystery. With an enigmatic expression, she peers back across the decades captured in pencil and watercolour over a century ago. Given the dark veil, shes possibly in mourning, her gentle eyes alluding to a story. Yet her dress appears more colourful, so its not entirely obvious. The work is unsigned but its most probably a study,

Resting by a cluster of trees

It was once used as a wagon route for transporting goods and the architecture is referred to as Cape Dutch

often referencing their compositions when considering British views

There’s every chance that the village with its conspicuous campanile (belltower) actually exists but probably not in this actual view

Old repairs and areas of restoration

But perhaps it’s Wiepersdorf Castle that remains the best example of his passion for the arts

Armed with his sketchbook

It was the perfect storm - the scenery

Nature transformed - at its most lyrical and evocative

A fine 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a tree-lined pond with ducks and flora

Descending in height

he’s interwoven a glamorous interior with several symbolic references