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Priscilla Jones wife of the artist
Original price was: $599.00.$299.00Current price is: $299.00.
Artist: Thomas Barker of Bath
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A private, unguarded likeness of Priscilla Jones by her husband Thomas Barker of Bath, painted with the warmth and ease that only long familiarity allows.
Description
Description
A quiet fold at the collar catches the light first, a small passage of white paint set against the plainer tones around it. It is the kind of detail a painter notices only when he knows a face by heart, and it anchors this portrait of Priscilla Jones, wife of Thomas Barker of Bath, in something more private than a formal sitting.
About Priscilla Jones Wife of the Artist
The composition keeps close to the sitter, giving her face and upper body the whole of the canvas and leaving little room for background or incident. Barker of Bath built the likeness with naturalistic flesh tones and a restrained range of colour, letting the character of the face carry the painting rather than any decorative flourish. The brushwork is patient in the skin and looser at the edges of the dress and hair, a contrast that gives the picture its sense of a real moment held still.
Because painter and sitter knew each other so well, the portrait carries an ease that formal commissions of the period rarely show. There is no posturing here, only the direct, settled look of a woman sitting for someone she trusts. Among the domestic portraits to survive from British painting of this period, it stands as a genuinely affecting example of what happens when a famous artwork of this kind is made purely for the household rather than for public display.
The ByMuseum reproduction is painted by hand, not printed, by trained artists working in oil on canvas. Each hand-painted oil painting reproduction is built up in layers to match the original palette, with the same warmth in the flesh tones and the same looseness in the passages of dress and hair, so the surface carries real texture and visible brushwork rather than a flat printed image.
The hand-painted reproduction
Hung in a hallway or a study, where the light is soft and even, this portrait settles into a room quietly. It does not demand attention the way a large history painting would; it simply keeps company, the way a family portrait should, and rewards a second and third look over months of daily passing.
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, made to order by a trained artist
- Available in multiple sizes to suit your wall
- Gallery-ready presentation, ready to hang on arrival
- Certificate of authenticity included with every order
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
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Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.
Delivery in 3 to 4 weeks
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Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
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Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
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