Lot 254: Albert William Holden (British, 1848-1932) 'The Long Bill'

Albert William Holden (British, 1848-1932)
'The Long Bill'
signed, indistinctly dated and inscribed 'Albert W Holden/London 189?' (lower left)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.2cm (25 x 30in).
Footnotes

The Christmas edition of Pear's Annual of 1895 included the current lot as a presentation plate printed in colour. The Otago Witness on 5 December 1895 noted that the work 'appealed to the humorous side of our nature'.