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Honora Jackson Oil Portrait Of A Dignitary 1917
We are very pleased to offer for sale this superb portrait of a dignitary by the English artist Honora Jackson 1867-1950, who has signed the portrait in the lower right hand corner and dated it 1917. The portrait depicts an older, distinguished gentleman in court levee dress, wearing the Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George on a ribbon around his neck, and the Star of the Order on his left breast. This denotes that he was a Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG), which was awarded to ambassadors and the upper echelons of the court and administration. It is not a military decoration and he wears no military awards. He is also wearing Queen Victoria's Jubilee medal from 1887, which shows that he was part of the proceedings, which was awarded in gold, silver and bronze. (The medal measures 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in diameter and was awarded in gold (to members of the Royal Family), silver (to officers and those of similar status) and in bronze (to selected other ranks and those of similar status). Strangely, he is not shown wearing the clasp to the medal given out in 1897 on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee, which took the form of that date in digits between two bars and would be clasped around the medal ribbon. The clasp was awarded to all those who had received the 1887 medal, so it is possible that either it hadn't been added to the medal, or the portrait was executed from an earlier photograph.
In levée dress the coatee had the same embroidery, but only on collar, cuffs, and pocket flaps the collar of the 1st and 2nd classes had embroidery all around the neck as on full dress, whereas that of 3rd class had front embroidery 4+1⁄2 inches (11 cm) long, that of 4th class had front embroidery 3 inches (7.6 cm) long, and that of 5th class a saw edge only. The coatee was fastened with practical buttons bearing the Crown onto button-holes. Blue cloth trousers were worn in place of breeches, with a gold oak lace stripe, 2+1⁄2 inches (6.4 cm) wide for 1st and 2nd classes, 2 inches (5.1 cm) for 3rd and 4th classes, and 1 inch (2.5 cm) for 5th class. White gloves were again worn, while patent leather military boots replaced the buckled shoes, and the sword accessories were similar to that on full dress, but with blue cloth frog.
Separate full-dress and levee-dress coatees were only provided for the higher grades of official (those holding 1st, 2nd or 3rd class Household positions, or 1st or 2nd class Civil Service positions) lower-grade officials (those holding 4th or 5th class Household, or 3rd, 4th or 5th class Civil Service positions) were only entitled to a levée dress coatee this was worn for both full dress and levée dress occasions (with breeches worn for full dress, trousers for levée dress)
Both types of dress were worn with black beaver cocked hat, with black silk cockade for the 1st class it had white ostrich feather border, as well as treble gold bullion loop and tassels. The 2nd class was as above, but with double gold bullion loop and tassels. The 3rd, 4th, 5th class had black ostrich feather border, plaited gold bullion loops, and no tassels.
In 1908, white gloves were still mentioned in the regulations, while in 1912 they were not, and the 1937 regulation said that they are not worn.
Honora Jackson Was born Annie Honora Butson on 2nd Jane, 1867 at Llanddyfan, Anglesey, North Wales, to William Strange Butson and Anne Amelia Butson.
In the 1901 Census, she was listed as an artist, living with her parents at Coxlease, Fawley, Henley, Bucks. Her father was listed as a gentleman farmer and her mother as a journalist. In 1905, Honora married Guy Wilberforce Jackson 1873-1953, a solicitor, at St. Saviour's, St. George's Square, Pimlico in London. They moved to Devizes in Wiltshire, and in the 1911 Census, were living at Longcroft House, Nursteed Road, Devizes, which was a 13 room house and had had a daughter named Hester Pamela Jackson, born 1908.
During the Great War, Honora did two years as a Red Cross Volunteer packing and addressing parcels to POWs.
Both she and her husband were listed in the 1939 Register still living at Longcroft House. She died on 28th July 1950, aged 83.
She exhibited from 1912-1939, at the Arlington Gallery, (2), The Royal Academy (5), Walker AG, Liverpool (1) and the Society of Women Artists (9). She painted in oils, watercolours and pastels. (Two of her pastels were reproduced in The Tatler in 1923, follinwg a successful exhibition of them the year before. She is listed in The Dictionary of British Artists (Collectors' Club)
There are four of her oil portraits visible on artUK.org, three of them executed around the time of this one and one much later. There are also on view at Wiltshire Museum, plus a watercolour of hers.
We spent a long time looking at photographs of politicians, ambassadors, and notable gentlemen in 1917, including in the National Photographic Record on the National Portrait Gallery, but so far, we have been unable to identify the sitter, which is a very great shame, as he has a very recognisable face, with his white mutton-chop whiskers. Sadly, we purchased the canvas with no frame, so any information that it might have had has been lost.
However, this is a wonderful portrait, and the execution of the face in particular, is excellent. It shows the character of the sitter to perfectionn.
The portrait has been newly framed in an ornate, 4 inch gold frame, to echo the gold bullion embroidery on his collar and cuffs. It will be supplied with new brass fittings, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 37 1/8 x 29 7/8 inches - 95cm x 76cm
Frame size: 45 1/8 x 37 1/2 inches - 114.5cm x 95.25cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. There is one repair to the canvas, as shown. There is no craquelure, stretcher marks or paint loss and the frame is new.
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In levée dress the coatee had the same embroidery, but only on collar, cuffs, and pocket flaps the collar of the 1st and 2nd classes had embroidery all around the neck as on full dress, whereas that of 3rd class had front embroidery 4+1⁄2 inches (11 cm) long, that of 4th class had front embroidery 3 inches (7.6 cm) long, and that of 5th class a saw edge only. The coatee was fastened with practical buttons bearing the Crown onto button-holes. Blue cloth trousers were worn in place of breeches, with a gold oak lace stripe, 2+1⁄2 inches (6.4 cm) wide for 1st and 2nd classes, 2 inches (5.1 cm) for 3rd and 4th classes, and 1 inch (2.5 cm) for 5th class. White gloves were again worn, while patent leather military boots replaced the buckled shoes, and the sword accessories were similar to that on full dress, but with blue cloth frog.
Separate full-dress and levee-dress coatees were only provided for the higher grades of official (those holding 1st, 2nd or 3rd class Household positions, or 1st or 2nd class Civil Service positions) lower-grade officials (those holding 4th or 5th class Household, or 3rd, 4th or 5th class Civil Service positions) were only entitled to a levée dress coatee this was worn for both full dress and levée dress occasions (with breeches worn for full dress, trousers for levée dress)
Both types of dress were worn with black beaver cocked hat, with black silk cockade for the 1st class it had white ostrich feather border, as well as treble gold bullion loop and tassels. The 2nd class was as above, but with double gold bullion loop and tassels. The 3rd, 4th, 5th class had black ostrich feather border, plaited gold bullion loops, and no tassels.
In 1908, white gloves were still mentioned in the regulations, while in 1912 they were not, and the 1937 regulation said that they are not worn.
Honora Jackson Was born Annie Honora Butson on 2nd Jane, 1867 at Llanddyfan, Anglesey, North Wales, to William Strange Butson and Anne Amelia Butson.
In the 1901 Census, she was listed as an artist, living with her parents at Coxlease, Fawley, Henley, Bucks. Her father was listed as a gentleman farmer and her mother as a journalist. In 1905, Honora married Guy Wilberforce Jackson 1873-1953, a solicitor, at St. Saviour's, St. George's Square, Pimlico in London. They moved to Devizes in Wiltshire, and in the 1911 Census, were living at Longcroft House, Nursteed Road, Devizes, which was a 13 room house and had had a daughter named Hester Pamela Jackson, born 1908.
During the Great War, Honora did two years as a Red Cross Volunteer packing and addressing parcels to POWs.
Both she and her husband were listed in the 1939 Register still living at Longcroft House. She died on 28th July 1950, aged 83.
She exhibited from 1912-1939, at the Arlington Gallery, (2), The Royal Academy (5), Walker AG, Liverpool (1) and the Society of Women Artists (9). She painted in oils, watercolours and pastels. (Two of her pastels were reproduced in The Tatler in 1923, follinwg a successful exhibition of them the year before. She is listed in The Dictionary of British Artists (Collectors' Club)
There are four of her oil portraits visible on artUK.org, three of them executed around the time of this one and one much later. There are also on view at Wiltshire Museum, plus a watercolour of hers.
We spent a long time looking at photographs of politicians, ambassadors, and notable gentlemen in 1917, including in the National Photographic Record on the National Portrait Gallery, but so far, we have been unable to identify the sitter, which is a very great shame, as he has a very recognisable face, with his white mutton-chop whiskers. Sadly, we purchased the canvas with no frame, so any information that it might have had has been lost.
However, this is a wonderful portrait, and the execution of the face in particular, is excellent. It shows the character of the sitter to perfectionn.
The portrait has been newly framed in an ornate, 4 inch gold frame, to echo the gold bullion embroidery on his collar and cuffs. It will be supplied with new brass fittings, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 37 1/8 x 29 7/8 inches - 95cm x 76cm
Frame size: 45 1/8 x 37 1/2 inches - 114.5cm x 95.25cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. There is one repair to the canvas, as shown. There is no craquelure, stretcher marks or paint loss and the frame is new.
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Date 1917
1910s Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas
Origin English
Item code as237a2240
Status For Sale
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€1387.44
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