George Hardy (British, R.A., 1822-1909) Female Portrait Oil Painting

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Our lovely oil on canvas attributed to George Hardy (1922-1909) depicts a lovely female in summer dress leaning on a fence in a lush green landscape.  Mounted in period gesso and giltwood frame.  Stretcher measures 20 by 30 inches and the frame measures 30 by 40 inches.  Canvas has been professionally relined and is in good condition. There is widespread craquelure and signs of inpainting, particularly a few inches to the right of her left elbow.  There are losses to the frame, plus signs of restoration and refinishing.

Additional images forwarded upon request.

George Handy (1822–1909) was an English genre painter, a member of the Cranbrook Colony and eldest brother of the artist Frederick Daniel Hardy.  Born at Brighton in Sussex, George was the eldest of eight children of George Hardy (1795–1877) and his wife Sarah (née Lloyd) (1803–1872). George's father was a horn player in the Private Band of Music of the Royal Households of George IV, Queen Adelaide and Queen Victoria. His father was also an amateur artist, taught by James Duffield Harding and Edmund Bristow. 

George Hardy was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1841 on the recommendation of Thomas Webster who was a family friend and related to Hardy's mother.  

He is known for his portraits and genre paintings, particularly paintings of cottage interiors that reflect the influence of Thomas Webster and the Dutch genre painters of the seventeenth century.  His travels to Normandy provided subjects for several paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy.  Between 1846 and 1892 he exhibited 41 paintings at the Royal Academy.

After his marriage in 1862 to Ellen Hutton (1833-1894), he lived at Cranbrook in Kent as a member of the Cranbrook Colony of artists.

Item Details

Reference #:
ha-3253
Quantity
1
Category
Art
SubCategory
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
c1890s
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
30.00 x 20.00 x 1.00
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Good
Material
oil on canvas