George Bonavia, Portrait Of A Young Officer

George Bonavia, Portrait Of A Young OfficerThis charming mid 19th century pastel by Maltese artist George Bonavia (1818 1901) depicts a young British officer in uniform. Upstanding with his right hand resting on his hip, he carries a confident expression. He appears to be wearing the undress uniform of the grenadier guards and his gold laced cap bears the iconic grenade badge. The portrait was completed in 1856, the final year of the Crimean War. Bonavia was familiar with the army. His

He hailed from Barnet

This early 17th-century engraving by Johannes Valdor (c

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Robert Panitzsch (1879-1949) depicts a lady reading in a sunlit interior

203 achieved for ‘Interior of a Salon at Fredensborg’ at Sotheby's in 2007

which became a second home for him

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Koster was a master of composition and this skilfully rendered piece draws upon the rich legacy of his artistic forebears while also combining the philosophies of the ‘Hague School’

This interesting late 19th-century drawing by Swedish artist

the gentle hint of smoke rising from the partially hidden cottage

For many years he’d been unwell

It’s essentially a group portrait with each figure meticulously rendered either kneeling or standing

Georg Lindstrom (1912-1985)