This is a wonderful Oil on Canvas by James C Waite (1832-1921) 'Mother and Child'. It is framed in the original gilt frame. James Clarke Waite (1832-1920), artist, was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, son of John Waite, schoolteacher, and his wife Isabella, née Clarke. He studied at the Government School of Design, Newcastle upon Tyne; the Scottish Institute, Edinburgh; the Royal Academy School, London; and for a year in Paris. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1863. After becoming well known in the north of England as a genre painter, he settled in London in 1869-85, exhibiting over the period 25 works at the Royal Academy, and 117 at Sussex Street. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1873.
Frame Height 19" (48.5cm) Width 17" (43cm) Paiting Height 11" (28cm) Width 9.25" (23cm)
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