John Charlton, R.B.A., R.I., R.O.I. (1849-1917)

Fireside companions

Details

John Charlton, R.B.A., R.I., R.O.I. (1849-1917)
Fireside companions
signed with initials and dated 'J C 1881' (lower right)
pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on paper
12 x 19 ¾ in. (30.5 x 50.2 cm.)

Provenance

with Agnew's, Manchester.
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, Knightsbridge, 7 February 2012, lot 303.

Lot Essay

Born in Bamburgh, Northumberland in 1849, Charlton studied at the Newcastle School of Art and at South Kensington. Specialising mainly in portraits and sporting and military subjects, he was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint her arrival at St. Paul's Cathedral for the Diamond Jubilee Service in 1899.

More from The Neil Wilson Collection: A Romantic Vision

View All