Lot 80: Mrs. W. Honnywell Hall , Exh. 1880-1886 by the fire oil on canvas

oil on canvas

measurements note 40.5 by 30 cm.; 16 by 11 ¾ in.

Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Scott;
Thence by descent to his son Sir David Scott in 1911

Mrs W. Honnywell Hall was a flower and landscape painter from Birmingham and wife of the painter W. Honnywell Hall. This is her only known figurative painting and may be a self-portrait. The peacock-feather fan and yellow dress are typical of the fashion of the Aesthetic Movement, one of the leaders of which was Edward Burne-Jones who was also born in Birmingham.