Rose Dempster Bonnor (fl.1895-1916), Portrait of Lloyd Tyrel...

Hammer

£3,400

Rose Dempster Bonnor (fl.1895-1916),
Portrait of Lloyd Tyrell Kenyon, 4th Bt, in the uniform of a Lieutenant Colonel Full length standing in a country house interior Inscribed top left 'Lloyd 4th Bt Kenyon 1916',
Inscribed on the frame 'The gift of the officers, NCOs and privates of the 2/1 Welsh Horse to their commanding officer 1915 signed lower left, dated 1916,
Oil on canvas,
220cm x 106cm,
Framed

Provenance: The Estate of Lord Kenyon, Gredington.

Notes: Rose was a leading artist in her day and predominantly painted portraits. She exhibited at the Royal Academy over 14 times and painted many high society figures. Born originally in Llangedwyn, Clwyd, Wales she spent fifty years working from her studio in Twickenham. In 2014 a retrospective was held of her work in the Orleans House Gallery in Richmond curated by her Great Niece Annabel Bonnor Bloxham.