Sympathy
Arthur John Elsley (London 1860 - Tunbridge Wells 1952)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1880 - 1952
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
870 x 710 mm
Order this imageCollection
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
NT 232576
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sympathy by Arthur John Elsley (London 1860 - Tunbridge Wells 1952). Stable interior, a young girl seated, her hair flowing over her left shoulder, with two pet terriers at her side, she bandages the paw of one of the terriers, a bowl in the foreground, and a riding crop in the background.
Provenance
Given with the remains of Ilam Hall (now a Youth Hostel) and its park by Sir Robert McDougall (d. 1938) in 1934
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Frame inscribed with artist's name and title
Makers and roles
Arthur John Elsley (London 1860 - Tunbridge Wells 1952), artist