A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Architectural & Garden named Elephant lower right and

named Elephant lower right and signed Helena J Maguire

One of these is in fragmentary condition to the top as photographed

such as the William Blake Memorial and the National Firefighters Memorial

Part of this masks serene charm is that there are questions left unanswered

The shell shaped back is very much an art deco style and this motif is typical of the natural motifs such as shells

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Architectural & Garden named Elephant lower right andOrigin: French, Lille Area Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 21. 75 Width: 18. 25 The hugely atmospheric bust length portrait of a dashing young French gentleman having short dark hair and long moustache, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment, the work with a ruled border and being signed top right in calligraphed