William Anslow Thornbery, After A Gale, Near Whitby 1860s A mid-19th-century French portrait of

A mid-19th-century French portrait of a woman in profile looking upwards

It’s a delicate portrayal that suggests a gentle character

he is recorded in the census

486 achieved for ‘Cottages by a woodland stream’ in 1992 at Christie’s

Her posture is captured skilfully - note the weight of the left hand as it rests upon the chair and the ‘lost in music' expression

William Anslow Thornbery, After A Gale, Near Whitby 1860s A mid-19th-century French portrait ofThis late 19th century oil painting by English artist William Anslow Thornbery (1847 1907) depicts a restful coastal scene, following a gale near Whitby, Yorkshire, viewed from the beach and looking toward the East Cliff. In the foreground, wet sand is peppered with footprints, leading toward a two masted coastal trading ship. The hull tilts, its rigging described with decisive linear strokes. Around it, a small group of figures (perhaps dockworkers