Ambrose Dudley; A Large English School c.1891 Gilt Framed Oil on Canvas Portrait of John Harrison Foster 1818-1905 sub-Mirrors & Lighting His life was never to

His life was never to be the same

Circumference: 76 inches

The Cunard flag has a red field charged with a golden lion rampant guardant which we can see depicted here

which is a common theme for antique hats

which is where it gets its name and the 'spots' we see are actually remnants of a white veil of tissue that encloses the young mushroom

Ambrose Dudley; A Large English School c.1891 Gilt Framed Oil on Canvas Portrait of John Harrison Foster 1818-1905 sub-Mirrors & Lighting His life was never toOrigin: Unknown Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1891 Canvas: 41. 5 x 30. 5 The Whole in Frame: 53. 5 x 43. 5 The large and well realised depiction in oils on canvas of John Harrison Foster 1818 1905 seated three quarter length in a black coat holding a book in a period leather and mahogany armchair; the work signed and dated 1891 Ambrose Dudley, presented in the original gilded oak and composition Watts frame, bearing a plaque