Captain Frederick Boehmer (1815 - 1863)
Bertha Lowenthal
National Trust Inventory Number 121576
| Category |
Paintings |
| Date |
circa 1851 |
| Materials |
Oil on canvas |
| Measurements |
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in) |
| Place of origin |
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| Collection |
Greenway, Devon |
| Not on show |
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Summary description
Oil painting on canvas, Captain Frederick Boehmer (1815 - 1863) by Bertha Lowenthal, (according to label on back), circa 1851. An oval painted portrait of an army officer of the 91st Highlanders. A head or sholders with moustache, slightly balding and long sideburns. He married Mary Ann West in 1851 and was father of Clarissa (Clara) Margaret Boehmer (1855 - 1926), Agatha Christie's mother.
Provenance
Given by Mrs Rosalind Hicks, Anthony Hicks and Mathew Prichard, 2006
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: in heavy brown ink on label stuck to back of canvas:
Bertha Lowenthal / Eccleston Studios / 49 Hugh Street, SW / Title Captain Frederick Boehmer / 91st Highlanders
Makers and roles
Bertha Lowenthal, artist
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