Attrib. BULL, Knut (1811-1889) (2)
James Henry Brett Walch (1828-1897) and Eliza Walch née Watchorn, c.1852.
Sitters' names inscribed verso in a later hand. Unsigned.
by Previous attribution to Robert DOWLING by Nevin Hurst, Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart (as at June 2016).
Huon pine frames.
Oil on Board (2)
32x24cm (each)

PROVENANCE:
Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, May 1st 2002 (part lot 51) where attributed to Robert Dowling.

LITERATURE:
'Artist in Early Australia and Their Portraits,' Eve Buscombe, pub. Eureka Research, Sydney 1978, pp.291 & 291.1 (illus.) where attributed to Robert Dowling.

OTHER NOTES:
James H B Walch was a noted Tasmanian, senior partner of J Walch & Sons, booksellers (ref. Walch's Corner, Hobart). Eliza Walch (née Watchorn) was his first wife, married 1852, died 1858.

Estimate $10,000-20,000