Exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1885, no. 239
Essentially classical revival in style, a number of frames with this form and detail appear in the collection. Another can be found on Frank Holl, The daughter of the house, dating to 1879
In Melbourne a variant of this frame became associated with the painter Charles Rolando. Made by John Thallon the frame became known as a ‘Rolando’.
timber, composition, gold leaf