Samuel Edmund Waller (British, 1850-1903)

In His Father's Footsteps

Details

Samuel Edmund Waller (British, 1850-1903)
In His Father's Footsteps
signed and dated 'S.E. Waller 1889' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 53 in. (116.8 x 134.6 cm.)

Provenance

Colin Stodgell Fine Art, Devon

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1889, no. 682.

Lot Essay

Samuel E. Waller studied at the Gloucester School of Art and was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1871-1902. Many of his paintings depict romantic subjects in 18th century costumes. His wife Mary Lemon Fowler Waller also painted and was known for her portraiture of children as well as exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1872-1916.

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