John Robert Wildman, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Magnifying Glass

John Robert Wildman, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Magnifying GlassThis charming mid 19th century oil painting by British artist John Robert Wildman (1788 1843) depicts a gentleman wearing a dark brown frock coat with waistcoat, white shirt and cravat. Calm, intelligent, and burdened by the rigours of early Victorian England, he holds our attention. Simply a man, his thoughts, and a magnifying glass. Watchmaker, physician or philosopher, maybe? A ponderer of lifes minutiae, amid an ever evolving industrious society.

Year of creation: 1936

Effervescent blooms rendered with an adventurous palette

Slight warp to the board

They ran thus for a quarter of a mile

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Our reference: BRV2032

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Perhaps these relate to the building’s origin

Canvas in good condition

the quickest way of demonstrating one’s draughtsmanship is via a skilfully rendered self-portrait