ALFRED JAMES DOWNEY, R.A. (fl. c. 1909-1935)

Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), facing left in white dress with silver-embroidered surcoat, pearl choker, wearing a pearl set tiara in her upswept brown hair; and a young Girl in white dress with necklace, white bow in her long fair hair, seated at a ta

细节

ALFRED JAMES DOWNEY, R.A. (fl. c. 1909-1935)
Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), facing left in white dress with silver-embroidered surcoat, pearl choker, wearing a pearl set tiara in her upswept brown hair; and a young Girl in white dress with necklace, white bow in her long fair hair, seated at a table with a book in her left hand, her right arm around the waist of her sister in white dress, a pink bow in her upswept brown hair; and a young Girl, full face in white dress with lace bodice, necklace, blue bow in her long fair hair; and a young Girl in white dress with lace bodice, necklace, pink bow in her curling brown hair
all signed 'DOWNEY' (lower left)
ovals, 1.11/16 in. (43 mm.), 3¾ in. (95 mm.) and 2.7/8 in. (73 mm.) high, respectively, silver-gilt frames (4)

出版

D. Foskett, Collecting Miniatures, Woodbridge, 1979, illustrated p. 441, pl. 133C.

拍品专文

Princess Maud, youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra married her first cousin, Haakon VII, King of Norway (1872-1957) in 1986. They had one son, Olav who succeeded his father as King Olav V.

This interesting artist is listed in D. Foskett, Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge, 1987, p. 464 and in H. Blättel, International Dictionary. Miniature Painters [...], Munich, 1992 pp. 304-305.