‘portrait of a young lady’

Artist: Alexandre Mosses (1793-1837) British.
‘Portrait of a Young Lady’
Signed and Dated 1826,
Oil on Canvas.
Condition: The painting and frame are in good condition and commensurate with age.

This wonderful portrait of a young lady sat in a red upholstered chair, be it in front of an open window or alfresco, captures her beauty perfectly, as she stares beyond the picture space, her elegance and confidence exudes from her meaningful pose, a young woman very much of the moment. Her clothes are refined, her black short sleeved dress with low neckline slightly off the shoulder convey her confidence, her dark hair beautifully styled and helps to display her makeup and jewellery, particularly the silver necklace and matching earrings that hang delicately beneath her hairline, creating the defined image of a highly confident and beautiful young lady. This portrait was also paired with a matching work of an ‘Elegant Gentleman’ quite probably her husband and therefore ideally these works should remain together, as their story and provenance is as one.Alexandre Mosses: Old Master Artist.
The artist was born in 1793, the son of a tradesman in the City of Liverpool. From an early age Mosses showed promise as an artist as his drawing skills were duly noted. Despite no formal training he went on to become a master draughtsman and colourist. His work would be exhibited in many a prominent venue, and early on his work could be seen, for example, the Liverpool Academy 1811, where he showed, ‘View of Birkenhead Priory’ a scene from across the river, and no doubt a familiar subject. His work hangs still in many fine locations, not least the magistrates room, at the police office, Dale Street, and works in the Liverpool Institute. His work of Thomas Branker the then Mayor of Liverpool hangs in the Town Hall, and he also achieved arguably the pinnacle of his career having exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1820 with the works ‘Dhama Rama and Munhi Rathama’ two Buddhist priests from the island of Ceylon. The artist died in his hometown, leaving a widow and two children on 14th July 1837. Alexandre Mosses was an excellent portrait painter, and his work is very much admired and rightly appreciated for his contribution to this genre.Provenance: Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, and Cosulich Gallery.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: M5KT4MX99

Maker/Artist:

Alexandre Mosses (1793-1837) British.

Materials:

Oil on Canvas

Width (cm):

63

Height (cm):

75

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