Oil on Canvas Portrait Royal Academy Listed Artist Charles Ernest Butler

This is a wonderfully painted oil on canvas portrait of Jacob Wrench (1740-1808). It would have been commissioned by his family after his death. It has a subtle use of colours and intricate detail. A very pleasing painting Royal Academy listed artist Charles Ernest Butler (1864-1933):- Charles Ernest Butler was a British painter who was born in 1864. Charles Ernest Butler was born in St Leonards on Sea in 1864. He was a painter of portraits, mythological and other figure subjects, genre and landscapes. He studied at St John's Wood School of Art and at the Ra Schools. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1889 right up until his death. Titles included 'An Episode of the Deluge', 1890, 'St Thena', 1893 and 'King Arthur', 1903. It comes in a gilded ornate frame (slightly distressed) A wonderful portrait for your collection