EDMUND SWIFT JNR-OIL PAINTING-THE CHESS PLAYERS

EDMUND SWIFT Jnr

fl 1860’s

The chess players

Oil on canvas
Signed and inscribed to reverse
Dated 1872
Frame size: 38½ x 45½ inches / 97.8 x 115.6 cm
Stock number: 856494/0121
Price: £4950

A charming oil painting of Mr & Mrs White playing a game of chess, which should be of particular interest to chess collectors.
Inscribed verso:
Portraits of Joseph Carus White
and his wife Maria Harriet White _née Carus
Edmund Swift Junr
Liverpool 1872

I have been unable to find a lot of information about Edmund Swift Jnr apart from the fact that he flourished in the mid 19th century, producing some fine works. I will keep researching and put up anything else I can find. 

There is a detailed report on the condition of this painting available.