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A fine silver frame enclosing a photograph of a naval officer taken by George Charles Beresford when at “20 Yeoman's Row, Brompton Road S.W.”

The silver frame over a solid oak support is surmounted by the device a Naval Crown, beneath which is engraved in script "Jutland 31st May 1916". Hallmarked Birmingham 1919; makers mark MM for Marson & Jones.

11 inches x 14 inches

Charles George Beresford (1864–1938) was a member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, originally from Dromahair, County Leitrim. In 1886, having contracted malaria when working in India as a civil engineer, Beresford returned to England to study art, eventually exhibiting at the Royal Academy. Between 1902 and 1932 he worked from the same studio where he produced this platinotype portrait. In his day he was the photographer of choice for writers, artists and politicians; his images being used in publications such as The World’s Work, The Sketch, The Tatler and the London Illustrated News. In 1943 the National Portrait Gallery acquired some of his prints and negatives for their collection. Beresford was a close friend of both Augustus John and fellow Irishman, Sir William Orpen.

 

 

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• • Price: £1,700.00
  • €2,002 Euro
  • $2,280 US Dollar
• Location: London