A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Art & Sculpture the craft was never taken

the craft was never taken up by the leisured Victorian middle classes and so remained hidden and unrecorded

For much of the medieval period stained glass windows were the major pictorial art form

is preserved to the finest degree

his arms held out before him (probably once holding a pipe or plaque)

boldly lettered in red and black on each side

A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Art & Sculpture the craft was never takenOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Canvas Height: 26. 25 inches Canvas Width: 14. 75 inches The well sized oil on canvas painting depicting a traditional Stradivarius type violin realised on a dark charcoal ground survives from late nineteenth century England. The picture is in fair overall condition with an even amount of craquelure to its surface. There are a few areas of flaked loss, most notably to the violins