Portrait Of A Man With A Pipe Peaceful A fine early 19th-century portrait

A fine early 19th-century portrait of school teacher

The Morrisania was one of three passenger boats owned by The Morrisania Steamboat Company of New York

This may be Simon of Cyrene who was recruited from the crowd

The portrait is housed within a decorative gilded frame and signed/dated in the lower right

almost ethereal

Portrait Of A Man With A Pipe Peaceful A fine early 19th-century portraitA characterful portrait of a middle aged gentleman with a pipe. Hes wearing a heavy brown jacket with a waistcoat and tie. It feels like he could be a professor or perhaps an art teacher Little is known about the creator, J Ringer, but they painted with confidence in a style reminiscent of the Bloomsbury Group of artists. The portrait is housed within what appears to be its original frame. Medium Oil on board Overall size 17 x 21 45cm x 53cm Year of