Lot Essay
The model of the old woman in this painting is most likely Mrs. Knight who sat for many of the foremost late Victorian artists. The couple is most likely reading a letter from the Boer War.
The attribution to Elsley has been confirmed by Mr. Terry Parker who has dated the picture to circa 1899.
We are grateful to Terry Parker for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
The attribution to Elsley has been confirmed by Mr. Terry Parker who has dated the picture to circa 1899.
We are grateful to Terry Parker for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.