Richard Buckner (British, 1812-1883). Portrait of a Woman, Half-length, Wearing a White Dress and Red Shawl, Thought to be...

Description

Richard Buckner (British, 1812-1883)
Portrait of a Woman, Half-length, Wearing a White Dress and Red Shawl, Thought to be Mrs. Bassett
Oil on canvas
27-1/2 x 23 inches (69.9 x 58.4 cm)
Signed and inscribed center right: R. Buckner f.
Inscribed in a later hand on the stretcher: Mrs. / Bassett / RA 1866


PROVENANCE:
Mainichi Auction Inc., Japan, September 6, 2013, lot 535;
Private collection, Japan.

The present portrait may possibly be the one that Bruckner exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1866 as The Honorable Mrs. Bassett.

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