A c.1870 Oil on Canvas Portrait of the Minister Thomas Child (1839-1906) sub-Architectural & Garden This lion has one hell

This lion has one hell of a decorative roar

The pencil signature and date is clear

This near antique flag has bags of character and the central cross is wider than other flags of this type

Despite its imperfections this proves a dainty and deliciously decorative mirror of a ripe old age

A c.1870 Oil on Canvas Portrait of the Minister Thomas Child (1839-1906) sub-Architectural & Garden This lion has one hellOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 75 Height: 26 Width: 22 The well depicted three quarter length portrait of a bearded gentleman being the minister Thomas Child (1839 1906); painted in oils on canvas, the sitter wearing a black overcoat and white shirt, with coiffured greying hair and beard, portrayed in a gentile manner, the whole on a dark charcoal ground, presented unframed and un restored, and surviving from