John Linnell (1792 - 1882), bust-length portrait of James Thomas Linnell as a boy, signed 'John Linnell fecit' and inscribed 'Portrait of James Thos. Linnell' bottom centre, watercolour and pen, 25 x 20 cm, in a giltwood frame, 41.5 x 36.5 cm, inscribed in ink verso 'James Thos. Linnell's Given to him by his father John Linnell 1879'.
James Thomas Linnell (1820 - 1905) was the second son of John Linnell and became a successful landscape artist in his own right, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1850 to 1888.
Sold for £5,500
Condition Report
Good overall condition commensurate with age, with no obvious signs of damage.
John Linnell (1792 - 1882), bust-length portrait of James Thomas Linnell as a boy, signed 'John Linnell fecit' and inscribed 'Portrait of James Thos. Linnell' bottom centre, watercolour and pen, 25 x 20 cm, in a giltwood frame, 41.5 x 36.5 cm, inscribed in ink verso 'James Thos. Linnell's Given to him by his father John Linnell 1879'.
James Thomas Linnell (1820 - 1905) was the second son of John Linnell and became a successful landscape artist in his own right, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1850 to 1888.