George Eliot, Chalk Pastel attributed to George Barker Jr. (ca. 1845)
Created by Anne Nagel on Sun, 01/05/2020 - 21:36
Description:
In 2016, this chalk pastel was discovered by London picture dealer Andrew Sim. Sim recognized the image as a George Eliot portrait and has convincingly attributed it to George Barker Jr. (1818-1883). Barker was likely the unnamed "young artist" and "picture restorer" who proposed to Eliot in 1845 (Simon 2009; GEL 1954, 1: 183-84).
Copyright:
Courtesy of Andrew Sim
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Artist:
- GEORGE BARKER JR.
Image Date:
circa. 1845