Alfred Reginald Thomson R.A. Red Chalk Portrait Study Dighton He later developed away from

He later developed away from the Bamboccianti style and painted history subjects in the classical tradition

Possibly an informal portrait of a family member and not intended for sale it remained in the artists family until the Sotheby's studio sale

Henry Thomas Alken 1785-1851

Bérain the younger planned the funeral ceremonies at the death of the Dauphin and afterwards made the designs for the obsequies of Louis XIV

Florentine School 16th

Alfred Reginald Thomson R.A. Red Chalk Portrait Study Dighton He later developed away fromAlfred Reginald Thomson R. A. 1894 1979 Red Chalk Portrait Study. Signed in pencil lower left. 34 by 42 cms. Alfred Reginald Thomson was born in Bangalore, India. Deaf from birth he studied at the London Art School in Kensington and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1920. He was an Official War Artist with the Royal Air Force and elected RA in 1945. He became a highly respected Society Portraitist in the 1948 Olympics he became the last