William Gorman Wills 19th.Century Irish School Pastel Portrait Of A Lady Circa.1880 Emilio Scanavino Century Pastel Portrait of a

Century Pastel Portrait of a young gentleman

1946 and 'Pond Life'

This work is a study after the marble sculpture executed in 1656 in Rome by an unknown hand

Slight waterstain to left all to no real detriment

Despite the mythical name

William Gorman Wills 19th.Century Irish School Pastel Portrait Of A Lady Circa.1880 Emilio Scanavino Century Pastel Portrait of aWilliam Gorman Wills, 1828 1891. 19th. Century Irish School Pastel Portrait of a Lady Circa. 1880. Drawn on wove paper laid onto card. 44 by 49. 5 cms oval image. 66 by 71 cms. Overall in original 19th. Century gilt gesso frame. William Gorman Wills born in Kilmurry Co. Kilkenny. A kinsman of Oscar Wilde. After studying at the Royal Hibernian Academy as a young man he went on to lead a somewhat bohemian, semi sucessful and chaotic life as an artist,