Featured lovely painted photo portraits

hifolks

been digging out old stuff i havent got round to selling, because of damage, framing etc.

forgot about these. think i posted before, but have repaired some paint loss etc, and never really got any solid info on them, would like more eyes on them

removed the old glass, so easier to see now as well

they seem to be nicely over painted photos i think

signed in bottom corner

large for photos 13 inches

any help or info would be very helpful

think somebody suggested last time they might be theatre costumes

 

I'd think they were meant to be biblical figures.

Debora

 

thanks deb, ill look into that. thought id be able to image search them, but nothing

odd aint they, think its got to be a photo underneath. but the paint work is quite nice as well

 

image search has changed everything now. im certainly going to be tight lipped about item costs, etc from now on

as i use the same photos for ebay, buyers only have to left click for image search and the pictures will come straight up on antiquers telling how much i paid for them in a charity shop

 

I agree that they are intended to look "Biblical". The jars probably indicate that the woman would be fetching water from a well, a common task for women. With the crook, the man is associated with the role of a shepherd, although his costume looks wealthier than a typical shepherd. They may be related to the story of Moses and Zipporah, where Moses helps the daughters of Reuel/Jethro water their flock. He is rewarded with Zipporah as his wife. Perhaps from a theater play.

https://thebiblesays.com/commentary/exod/exod-2/exodus-216-22/

https://theturkeytraveler.bibleodys...:text=Abraham's servant stopped at a,2:15-22 ).

 

very helpful indeed, thanks 2mb, interesting

 

They could also be Rachel and Jacob, a very popular story.

 

thanks Aj, ive got some reading and learning to do

does look promising

 

I'm for Rebekah, who met Eliezer when she went to the well to draw water & got drafted to be Isaac's wife, and for David, the shepherd who took on Goliath & eventually became king. They look to me like the sort of things that were in Sunday school rooms and children's bedrooms.

 

are we thinking 20th century on these ?, hard one to tell

 

Have you opened them up? If specific characters, I would expect that to be written somewhere. Just as likely a "people of the bible lands" sort of thing.

Could be hand tinted photos.

 

The woman seems to be Maud Jeffries in "Sign of the Cross".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Jeffries

The man is possibly Wilson Barrett, from the same production.

1899

 

hi mos, yeah been opened up, and they are glued/stuck on a thick board

they are about 90% painted with just i think the skin and hair left unpainted

 

legend Mos !!

 

Maud Jeffries


Jeffries and Barrett

 

subtle differences as well which is odd

her bangs are definitely different

 

thanks mos, awesome help, its quite a lovely image actually especially in black and white

wonder why it was painted so, might just have been an amature with itchy fingers

 

not so amateur...... they are very well done !!

 

thanks mate

ahhh but can you see where the damage was...

 

im not sure there is a photograph underneath now. pictures with flash you can see the board underneath some paint flecks, also looks like paint over the face ?