Portrait of James Panton Esq., in the uniform of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Foot)

Details

William Powell Frith, R.A. (1819-1909)
Portrait of James Panton Esq., in the uniform of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Foot)
oil on canvas
36 x 28 ¼ in. (91.5 x 71.7 cm.)

Provenance

James Albert Panton Esq., and by descent to
Sir Philip Panton; Christie's, London, 20 April 1951, lot 5 (4 guineas to Abbott).

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Lot Essay

James Albert Panton (1842-?) was a brewer and maltster in Wareham, Dorset who married one of William Powell Frith's daughters' Jane Ellen (nicknamed 'Cissie'), in August 1869.

We are grateful to Ruth Wood for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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