XIX England Antique Miniature Portrait Of Sir Francis Dicksee Watercolor On Paper Signed

England circa 1883-1891 Frank Dicksee

A rare miniature watercolour portrait painting of a young child on paper. In good condition.
It is set in a giltwood frame.
Signed on the reverse by the famous painter Frank Dicksee (1853-1928).

Dimensions: 14.5 x 12.5 cm overall / miniature 11 x 9 cm

FRANK DICKSEE was a member of a well-known artistic family, his father, brother and sister Margaret were all well-known painters, and the family lived in the Bloomsbury area of London. He was initially trained by his father, before entering the Royal Academy Schools in 1870. Among the visiting lecturers who trained him were the famous academics Leighton (1830-1896) and Millais (1829-1896). Dicksee was a brilliant student, with an interest in the Pre-Raphaelites, winning many honours and medals. Like many other artists of the period, he spent much of his career illustrating books and designing stained glass windows. He began exhibiting at the RA in the mid-1870s, and also exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, although his real base was always the Academy. Dicksee came to prominence with Harmony, exhibited at the Academy in 1877 and purchased by the Chantry Bequest.