William Simson R.S.A. Pencil And Chalk Study Of A Breastfeeding Mother 1842 Self Portrait 30 by 41 cms

30 by 41 cms

Century Portrait Miniature Painting of a young woman

Jane Hamilton née Skeffington was the daughter of Clotworthy Skeffington

JI Smith Mezzotint engraving after Sir Godfrey Kneller

She was tutored by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Ruskin

William Simson R.S.A. Pencil And Chalk Study Of A Breastfeeding Mother 1842 Self Portrait 30 by 41 cmsWilliam Simson R. S. A. 1800 1847 Scottish School 19th. Century. An intimate and charming pencil and chalk drawing of a breastfeeding mother and child. Signed and dated 'February 7th 1842, W. S.', 24 by 15. 5 cm. Image. 41. 5 by 31. 5 cms overall in frame. Born in Dundee in 1800, Simson trained under Andrew Wilson, Master at the Trustees' Academy. In 1825 he signed the proposal to establish a Scottish Academy, and became one of its first academicians.