William Percy (English, 1820-1903), Portrait of a Victorian Woman with a Floral Bonnet

Oil on canvas (lined), 1865, signed and dated at lower left, presented in a period giltwood frame.

Sight 35 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 46 3/4 x 38 1/2 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

William Percy was a portrait artist working in Manchester, England. He first exhibited at the Manchester Autumn Festival in 1833. In 1836 he went to London to become a pupil and assistant of William Bradley. He returned to Manchester early in 1839 where he established a reputation as a portrait painter. Percy helped found the Manchester Academy of Art in 1845.

Canvas has been lined, with minimal retouching visible under UV light inspection; frame with age cracking.