Circa 1920s, watercolor on ivory, unsigned, the sitters depicted 3/4 length before an atmospheric countryside, the first of a gentleman leaning on cane, attired in gray-blue long coat, white waistcoat, high collared shirt and cravat; the second of a lady and her pup, wearing a ribboned bonnet and shawl. Both presented behind glass in matching later ebonized frames with gilt bezel, the backing card printed "Emily D. Corry / has the honour to invite / __________ / to and Exhibition of Oil and Watercolor Paintings / AT / ARLINGTON GALLERY / 22 OLD BOND STREET/ W. 1 / (3 doors from Burlington Gardens)...."

Miniature 4 1/4 in. diameter; frame 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

The Arlington Gallery (1923-1941) was owned and managed by Lucy Winifred Macdonald (1872-1951) and opened in 1923 at 22 Old Bond Street in London's West End. The gallery specialized in lesser-known artists who found difficulty in getting shows at the bigger galleries. Regular exhibitors included the Royal Society of Miniature Painters who showed most years from the mid-1920s until the Gallery's closure. They also exhibited artists associated with textiles, glass, jewelry, tapestry and metalwork. The gallery closed in 1941 following bomb damage during the Second World War.

Later in-painting to backgrounds; some light scratches; verso with some yellow staining; Gentleman with crack and repair to far right edge.

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