Early 20th Century Pair of Posthumous Portrait Oil Paintings of Ernest Akroyd Kinnear & Wife Marcia

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Pair Fine Art Posthumous Portraits Oil Paintings Ernest Akroyd Kinnear & Wife Marcia Ellen Cissie Crosbie C1939.
Subject dual portraits … more Pair Fine Art Posthumous Portraits Oil Paintings Ernest Akroyd Kinnear & Wife Marcia Ellen Cissie Crosbie C1939.
Subject dual portraits of a man and wife in front facing profile she is an elegant beautiful young lady with rosy cheeks and blue eyes, curly short strawberry blonde hair wearing a smart mustard and black formal dress, with a brooch onby her neck. He has brown eyes, short receding darker blonde hair and is wearing a black suite and white shirt, he has rosy cheeks has a moustache, masculine jaw line and nose to match.
The posthumous portrait was adopted from European traditions of portraying the dead as alive. These posthumous portraits became a genre all their own by transforming the dead back into life through this medium.
Signed by the British artist Edmund Dyer.
With the Kinnear family crest coat of arms shown on the gentlemen Ernest painting & latin inscription spem fortuna alit which translates to Fortune nourishes hope.
Oil on canvas.
Provenance Edinburgh label verso.
Biography of the Husband Ernest Ackroyd Kinnear J.P 1860-1910.
He was born in Torquay, Devon, England in 1910.
Only Surviving Son of Rev George Kinnear and Harriet (Ackroyd) Kinnear
Brother of Thomas George Kinnear
Husband of Marcia (Crosby) Kinnear — married 2 Jun 1886 in Parish Church, Ballyheigne, Kerry, Irelandmap.Descendants Father of Ronald Crosbie Kinnear and Vera Harriet (Kinnear) Daniel.
Died 20 Apr 1910 at age 50 in Denny Street, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
Biography of the Lady Wife Marcia Ellen Crosbie 1866-1937
Aged 19 Wife of Ernest Ackroyd Kinnear and 1st daughter of Col James Crosbie 6th of Ballyheigue by his wife Rosa Lister - Kaye of Denby.
The surname Kinnear origin was from Scotland.
According to the early recordings of the spellings of the name Kinnear, this interesting and unique name was listed in many forms such as Kinnar, Kinner, and the more common Kinnear, this is a Scottish surname of early old origin. It is geographical from the place called Kinneir in the division of Fife near the hamlet of Wormit. The place name first noted at the starting of the 13th cntury as “Kyner,” from the Gaelic word “ceann,” which means head(land) and “iar,” to the west. The original family who took the name were servants of the ancestors of St. Andrews and held their estates until the starting of the 18th century.
Re sources coadb/surnames/kinnear-arms, Wikitree, also information verso on the paintings, wikitree.com/wiki/Kinnear-382. England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-232X : 18 August 2016), Ernest Akroyd Kinnear, Cambridge St Michael Gonville And Caius College, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 1668/99, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,501.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RP-SC9 : 6 April 2016), Ernest A Kinnear in household of George Kinnear, Tormoham, Devonshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, Deaths : 23/4/1910.
This is such a superb portrait by such a talented artist having the skills of a master.
Superb brushstroke control which brings persons face to life so realistic.
We only buy and sell paintings based upon quality & significance.
Set in an attractive later gilt frames.
With hanging threads on the back ready for immediate home display.
Circa early 20th century both signed and dated 1939.
Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
The painting surfaces are in good overall condition, with foxing, craquelure and some minor paint loss in areas, frames have general wear and scuffs to frame also minor chips commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of each frame approximate

High (63 cm)
Wide (50 cm)
Depth (3.5 cm) less