Mr & Mrs William Hallett Morning Walk Oil Painting After Thomas Gainsbourough

Description

Late 20th century oil on linen painting after "Mr and Mrs William Hallett aka The Morning Walk" by Sir Thomas Gainsborough. "Mr. and Mrs. William Hallett (1785) also known as The Morning Walk is a double full-length portrait of William Hallett and Elizabeth Stephen, painted ahead of their wedding on July 30, 1785. The handsome young couple is seen arm-in-arm strolling on their morning walk with a Pomeranian sheepdog. They are dressed in elegant frocks, possibly their wedding clothes. This type of portrait, which presented the sitters in a natural setting dressed up in their finest garments, was fashionable among wealthy patrons in the late 18th century. Such paintings were a powerful status symbol, signifying the couple’s wealth and social status." (Wikiart) Signed, lower right. Gilt composite frame featuring a floral and scallop shell design.

"Thomas Gainsborough FRSA (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He surpassed his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds to become the dominant British portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes. He preferred landscapes to portraits, and is credited (with Richard Wilson) as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school. Gainsborough was a founding member of the Royal Academy." (Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Wear to frame; crazing to paint

Dimensions

24" x 2.5" x 28" (Width x Depth x Height)