#5082 • George Henry Harlow (England 1787-1819) portrait of young woman

Part of THUNDERBALL (timed auction by Beck Estates)

High bid $323.00

Status: Sold

Category: Artwork

Impressive portrait of a young woman shows her with a red cloak draped along her shoulders with just a suggestion of the white garment underneath. Her hair is styled in the fashion of the day, the early 19th century. In the background are cliffs along the sea. George Henry Harlow (England 1787-1819) was a well known portraitist and studied under artist Sir Thomas Lawrence. Early in his career he did studies of theater actors which led to his portraits of the great actress Sarah Siddons. His work hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Ashmolean, Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal Shakespeare theatre collection. Sight size is 25"H x 20"W, frame size is 33"H x 28"W. Painting has a small loss of paint on her shoulder and frame has some loss of gilt. Name plaque is attached to bottom of frame.