Early 19th-Century English School Portrait Of Sarah Gibson

Early 19th-Century English School Portrait Of Sarah GibsonThis beautiful little oil painting depicts a young Sarah Gibson ne Mills (1813 1877) wearing a fine silver dress with fashionable gigot sleeves. Note how the material seems to shimmer perhaps its satin. Her demure expression carries forth across the decades. She had the world at her feet. Born in Helion Bumpstead, Essex, Sarah was the third daughter of Reverend Thomas Mills (1789 1832) of Coval Hall, Chelmsford and Hester Parris (1789 1871). Her

in this view of a town

Minor historic repair to canvas

The portrait is signed on the book and housed within a later frame

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And in around 1926

Medium: Watercolour and gum arabicOverall size: 4” x 5” / 10cm x 12cmYear of creation: c

a large bouquet stands before a mirror that reflects a tall grandfather clock - its gentle tick providing the only sound

Frame with some light wear

The painting is housed within a 19th-century gilded frame

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25” x 28” / 64cm x 72cmYear of creation: c

which is almost lifelike

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within an impressive gilded scroll and foliate frame