Los 4075

Unknown Photographer/James Holmes
Portrait of a woman

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

(English). Portrait of a seated young woman in fancy dress, holding a letter. Late 1850s. Vintage hand-colored salt print. Circa 14 x 11,5 cm. Signed by the painter J. Holms (sic) (1777-1860) in ink in lower right corner, flush-mounted to board, matted in contemporary red mat.

The painter and colorist James Holmes began attending the Royal Academy schools in 1796 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798. From 1798-1849 Holmes exhibited 21 paintings at the Royal Academy, including miniatures and portraits. In 1824 he became a founding member of the Society of British Artists, and a frequent exhibitor, chiefly in miniatures. – A few rubbed spots in edges, small loss in upper right corner, otherwise in excellent condition with very bright colors.