Lot 100
100
Alyn Williams

Details
Alyn Williams
George V and his Consort, Queen Mary: the King, standing full length beside a table in naval uniform and the sash and star of the Order of the Garter and other decorations; interior and drapery background with seascape beyond; the Queen, standing full length in white dress with pearl necklaces, wearing a diamond tiara in her hair; crimson drapery and balustrade with landscape background
both signed and the former dated 'Alyn Williams R.B.A. 1911', the later dated '1910', stamped gilt-metal frames
rectangular, 11 x 6in. (292 x 159mm.)
See part lot Illustration (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1994, lot 47

Lot Essay

Alyn Williams (1865-1955) was a Welsh artist born in Wrexham. He exhibited in London, Paris and the U.S.A. from 1890-1914. He was president of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters. He had a distinguished clientele. His portraits of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra are in the Guildhall Gallery, London

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