19th-Century English School, Portrait Of Steel Merchant John Sanderson

19th-Century English School, Portrait Of Steel Merchant John SandersonThis early 19th century English oil painting depicts John Sanderson (1777 1852), a steel merchant from Sheffield. By the end of the 19th century, Sheffield was one of the worlds leading industrial cities and its reputation was built on steel. During the 1840s, it produced around 90% of British steel and around half of such in Europe. Its hills were abundant with coal and other raw materials, while its confluence of rivers provided ample power.

35¾” x 30” / 91cm x 76cm Year of creation c

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 9½” x 11½” / 24cm x 29cmYear of creation: c

a series of small buildings are lightly sketched in

It forms an integral part of his legacy and

In the larger piece

Could that be a portrait of an ancestor

A beautiful and highly atmospheric Dutch oil painting depicting two buildings within a wooded area

Diego de Borgraf arrived in Mexico in 1640 having travelled over with Bishop Don Juan de Palafox and fellow artist Pedro Garcia Ferrer (1583–1660)

His works are devoid of elaboration and sketched from life

Signed lower left in the plate and held within a good contemporary frame

The painting is unsigned but once bore a label

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