Confirmation Day, Dated 1892 By Albert Chevallier Tayler (1862-1925)

Confirmation Day, dated 1892By Albert Chevallier Tayler (1862-1925) - Exhibited in 1892Large 19th-century interior scene from Newlyn School, entitled 'Confirmation Day', oil on canvas by Albert Chevalier Tayler. This interior scene depicts the moment before a young girl's commitment to the Christian faith. The work, exhibited in London in 1892, comes with excellent provenance and accompanying papers. Signed, dated, and presented in a simple period frame in gilt and black. We have had the work professionally cleaned and restored. Dimensions: 109 cm x 89 cm approximately, framed. Provenance: Niece of the artist and nephew. Thence by descent. Private collection, South Africa. ExhibitedLondon, Institute of Oil Painters, 1892, no. 532.Nottingham, Special Exhibition of Pictures by Cornish Painters, 1894, no. 211, illustrated. Literature"Art of the Week," Black and White, 5 November 1892, p. 536. "Institute of Oil Painters," Evening Standard, 31 October 1892, p. 3. "Art and Artists," The Gentlewoman, 5 November 1892, p. 30. "Institute of Oil Painters," The Graphic, 5 November 1982, p. 558. “Institute of Oil Painters,” Illustrated London News, 12 November 1892, p. 620. “Institute of Oil Colour Painters,” Leeds Mercury, 31 October 1892, p. 8. “Oil Colour Painters,” Morning Leader, 29 October 1892, p. 3. “Institute of Oil Colour Painters,” Newcastle Chronicle, 27 October 1892, p. 8. Illustrated London News, 4 March 1893, p. 268, illustrated. “The Cornish Painters: Exhibition at Nottingham,” The Nottinghamshire Guardian, 6 October 1894, p. 3. David Tovey and Sarah Skinner, Cornish Light, The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition Revisited, Bristol, 2015, pp. 137-138, illustrated.