Desdemona Postlethwaite Antiques

Description

19th CENTURY PORTRAIT OF A COUNTRY GIRL J.H.MOLE CIRCA 1840

Well painted 19th century watercolour of young country girl. There is a signature lower left but this but is very difficult to read. However this has good promanance with gallery label - 'The Boydell, Galleries, Liverpool' on verso
John Henry Mole (1814 - 1886). Landscape and figure painter in oil and watercolour. Miniature painter. Born in Alnwick, to a jobbing carpet maker. The business moved to Newcastle where Mole worked as a clerk in a solicitors office of a brother of artist, William Wailes. It was during this time that he joined an art society which comprised John Brown and Thomas Hall Tweedy, who all wanted to develop their talents. He received some miniature painting tuition from Carlisle artist Thomas Heathfield Carrick. He exhibited at Newcastle, the Royal Academy, the Suffolk Street Gallery, the Grosvenor and other London Galleries. He died in London.

Size approx : frame, 20” x 17 3/4” . image 9 1/2” x 8 3/4”

weight before packing: 1.35kg
Condition is very good.

Shipping: UK £free
Overseas buyers email for shipping before you buy

Come and see before you buy. We do not arrange furniture shipment, but are happy to fit in with arrangements you wish to make.

We do ship smaller items. Shipping costs on request

Openings times are 10.30 to 4.00 Wednesday to Saturday (Closed on Monday and Tuesday )