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William Osborne RHA (1823-1901) PEPITA signed in monogram lower left oil on canvas 51 by 66cm., 2...

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William Osborne RHA (1823-1901) PEPITA signed in monogram lower left oil on canvas 51 by 66cm., 2...
William Osborne RHA (1823-1901)
PEPITA
signed in monogram lower left
oil on canvas
51 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
In the original giltwood frame of J. D. Spence, 7 Lower Sackville Street,
Dublin. Born in Dublin and educated at the Royal Hibernian Academy schools,
Osborne began exhibiting in 1851. From the outset he established himself as an
animal painter, specialising in horses and dogs. Elected an Associate of the RHA
in 1854 and a full member in 1869, he was a regular exhibitor there, earning a
reputation as the prime animal portraitist of his day and winning numerous
commissions around the country. His son Walter went on to become one of the
pre-eminent painters of his generation.
€4,000-€6,000 (£2,800-£4,200 sterling approx.)