Mid-19th-Century British School Portrait Of A Gentleman Abstract This charming 19th-century landscape painting

This charming 19th-century landscape painting by British artist George William Mote (1832-1909) depicts an extensive view across Enfield

Overall size: 21” x 24½” / 53cm x 62cm

the gents focused on their ‘mutton chops’

Paint loss around the edges

exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1819 and 1825

Mid-19th-Century British School Portrait Of A Gentleman Abstract This charming 19th-century landscape paintingThis charming mid 19th century British school portrait depicts a gentleman wearing a white shirt, black necktie and smart black frock coat. His style fits with the fashion of the later 1840s when facial hair became more popular than the earlier part of the decade. The work is unsigned but clearly by a competent hand. The brushwork has been laid down quite quickly in an effort to retain the sitters spirit. Its a little reminiscent of the English artist