William Simson R.S.A. Pencil And Chalk Study Of A Breastfeeding Mother 1842 Self Portrait Century Portrait Miniature Painting of

Century Portrait Miniature Painting of a young woman

Oil on copper in turned wood frame

Edward Bright 1721-1750

satirist and lexicographer

She was tutored by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Ruskin

William Simson R.S.A. Pencil And Chalk Study Of A Breastfeeding Mother 1842 Self Portrait Century Portrait Miniature Painting ofWilliam Simson R. S. A. 1800 1847 Scottish School 19th. Century. An intimate and charming pencil and chalk drawing of a breastfeeding mother and child. Signed and dated 'February 7th 1842, W. S.', 24 by 15. 5 cm. Image. 41. 5 by 31. 5 cms overall in frame. Born in Dundee in 1800, Simson trained under Andrew Wilson, Master at the Trustees' Academy. In 1825 he signed the proposal to establish a Scottish Academy, and became one of its first academicians.