Lot 31: Portrait of Stephen Augustus Ralli

Walter William Ouless, R.A. (1848-1933) Portrait of Stephen Augustus Ralli signed and dated 'W W Ouless./1881' (lower left) oil on canvas 32 3/8 x 36¼ in. (82.3 x 92.1 cm.)

London, Royal Academy, 1882, no. 446.

William Ouless was born in St. Helier, Jersey. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools (1865-9) and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1869. He was made an A.R.A. in 1877 and R.A. in 1881. Ouless established a tremendously successful portrait practice which encompassed late Victorian and Edwardian society. His sitters included The Prince of Wales as Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron and Cardinal Manning.