Antique Oil on Canvas of Young Girl Weedon Grossmith 1882

Offered for sale is this interesting oil on canvas of a seated girl. Signed and dated Weedon Grossmith 1882. Walter Weedon Grossmith, was an English writer, painter, actor and playwright best known as co-author of The Diary of a Nobody (1892) with his famous brother, music hall comedian and Gilbert and Sullivan star, George Grossmith. Weedon Grossmith also illustrated The Diary of a Nobody to much acclaim. Grossmith trained as a painter, but was unable to make a living in that capacity and went on the stage largely for financial reasons. He exhibited at the Royal Academy. His works hangs in the York Museum, Wycombe Museum & Torre Abbey Historic House & Gallery.