Frances Amicia de Biden Footner

Portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie

Frances Amicia de Biden Footner's original drawing depicts a portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie. It is signed, 'F. A. de Biden Footner, 1935', in graphite to the lower left. And is also signed by the sitter, 'F. J. Wylie', in pen within the image to the lower right. Sir Francis James Wylie Wylie was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. He was co-author of the book, The Poetry of Mathew Arnold; A Commentary. Portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie is a superb, original example of the portrait art created by the British artist, Frances Amicia de Biden Footner.

Original Graphite Drawing by the British artist, Frances Amicia de Biden Footner.

Portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie

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Title:	Portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie
Artist:	Footner, Frances Amicia de Biden (England, Active 1900 - 1940)
Date:	1935
Medium:	Original Graphite Drawing
Note:	Frances Amicia de Biden Footner 'F. A. de Biden Footner': An early twentieth century English portrait painter and watercolourist, Frances Amicia de Biden Footner was educated at Cheltenham College and studied art in Liverpool, London and in Europe on a Royal Academy scholarship. She began exhibiting her portraits in 1900 and during the following years her work was included in exhibitions in Dusseldorf, Germany, Liverpool, Manchester, Bath, Oldham and in London at both the Royal Academy and at the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours.
	During her career Frances de Biden Footner specialized in portraits of academic scholars, particularly at the colleges of Oxford University, Royal Holloway College, Girton College and University College, London. She also created portraits in both watercolour and graphite of leading individuals of the day. Perhaps her most famous works are two 1907 portraits of Florence Nightingale. They are now housed in the permanent collection of the Florence Nightingale Museum, London.
	Attribution of the Sitter: As much of the art of Frances A. de Biden Footner portrayed prominent university scholars, the identity of the sitter is in all likelihood, Sir Francis James Wylie. Francis James Wylie (1865-1952) was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His scholarly research was mainly in the field of English literature and he was co-author of the book, The Poetry of Mathew Arnold; A Commentary. F. J. Wylie also received a prestigious honourary degree from Bowdoin College in 1933. It is not known what year he was knighted.
Size:	15 X 11 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Drawn upon wove paper with large, full margins. Faint staining (well away from the actual drawing) exists in the outer left margin from a previous framing effort. Signed, 'F. A. de Biden Footner, 1935', in graphite to the lower left. Also signed by the sitter, 'F. J. Wylie', in pen within the image to the lower right. A beautifully drawn portrait and in excellent condition throughout. Portrait of Sir Francis James Wylie represents a superb, original example of the portrait art of Frances Amicia de Biden Footner.
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