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<p>[QUOTE="bluejay, post: 8528207, member: 80352"]Found this painting in an antique shop, paid £45, it really stood out to me and I thought it looked like Briton Riviere. It turns out it is - a copy of one of his earlier works, 'The Empty Chair' (1869).</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what I've found out so far:</p><ul> <li>There are/were two: one floating around the US under the new name '<a href="https://www.artnet.com/artists/briton-riviere/faithful-to-the-last-mlOISs0AWDGST3iuN2Ldig2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artnet.com/artists/briton-riviere/faithful-to-the-last-mlOISs0AWDGST3iuN2Ldig2" rel="nofollow">Faithful to the Last</a>', and a smaller one (16" x 18") believed to be the original - the last trace I can find of this is an exhibition catalogue from 1924, Cheltenham (UK), which also mentions the other painting in the US.</li> <li>There are engravings (or illustrations?) of the original, <a href="https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Briton-Riviere/168203/The-Empty-Chair-.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Briton-Riviere/168203/The-Empty-Chair-.html" rel="nofollow">like here</a>.</li> <li>I can see my painting has been patched up at some point, it also has 'The Empty Chair' written in pencil at the top of the frame. There's no signature. It's 12" x 17" (not incl. the frame). There's a number pencilled on the back too, not sure what it is (6409?) or what it relates to.</li> </ul><p>And, what I'm hoping you can help with:</p><ul> <li>How old would you say it is? I notice that it has more detail than Faithful to the Last (i.e. the shields) so I wonder if it was based on the original painting, rather than a later reproduction? Or would they base it on engravings?</li> <li>Is it a good reproduction? I can see some wobbly lines and perspective issues, but the dog looks well done to my eye and it's definitely very emotive.</li> <li>Any advice on how to care for it would be appreciated!</li> </ul><p>Happy to provide more details or close ups if needed. I absolutely love it and will be keeping it, just want to find out as much as I can about it! Thank you for your help <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]427914[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427915[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluejay, post: 8528207, member: 80352"]Found this painting in an antique shop, paid £45, it really stood out to me and I thought it looked like Briton Riviere. It turns out it is - a copy of one of his earlier works, 'The Empty Chair' (1869). So, what I've found out so far: [LIST] [*]There are/were two: one floating around the US under the new name '[URL='https://www.artnet.com/artists/briton-riviere/faithful-to-the-last-mlOISs0AWDGST3iuN2Ldig2']Faithful to the Last[/URL]', and a smaller one (16" x 18") believed to be the original - the last trace I can find of this is an exhibition catalogue from 1924, Cheltenham (UK), which also mentions the other painting in the US. [*]There are engravings (or illustrations?) of the original, [URL='https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Briton-Riviere/168203/The-Empty-Chair-.html']like here[/URL]. [*]I can see my painting has been patched up at some point, it also has 'The Empty Chair' written in pencil at the top of the frame. There's no signature. It's 12" x 17" (not incl. the frame). There's a number pencilled on the back too, not sure what it is (6409?) or what it relates to. [/LIST] And, what I'm hoping you can help with: [LIST] [*]How old would you say it is? I notice that it has more detail than Faithful to the Last (i.e. the shields) so I wonder if it was based on the original painting, rather than a later reproduction? Or would they base it on engravings? [*]Is it a good reproduction? I can see some wobbly lines and perspective issues, but the dog looks well done to my eye and it's definitely very emotive. [*]Any advice on how to care for it would be appreciated! [/LIST] Happy to provide more details or close ups if needed. I absolutely love it and will be keeping it, just want to find out as much as I can about it! Thank you for your help :) [ATTACH=full]427914[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427915[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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