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The portrait is housed within a later gilded frame with a decorative inner border
Louis Joseph Pottin was an artist surrounded by talented portraitists who were no doubt in high demand
Craquelure throughout and frame with age-related wear
We particularly love the way that every figure here tells a story
Areas of professional restoration
Attr. George Clint, Portrait Of Lydia Augusta Allen medium The portrait is housed withinA beautiful portrait of Lydia Augusta Allen (1810 1890) wearing a sumptuous black dress, gold bracelet, and small purple rose. Lydia hailed from Leamington in Leicestershire and married John Roy Allen (1798 1875), a Cambridge educated barrister from Somerset. Following their wedding, John Roy began plans for a large marital home in Taunton, which became known as Lyngford House. This quirky building (completed around 1844) had a central octagonal