'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Drawers & Storage As expected with a piece

As expected with a piece of this age there is some wear commensurate with age but overall it is an absolutely charming piece with a wonderful patina

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The painting depicts three figures on a country lane with a homestead and Weston Church

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'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Drawers & Storage As expected with a pieceAn oil on canvas depicting a ghostly apparition ascending stairs towards streams of light. Signed L. S. Wren to the lower right. Stamp for William Whitehead, Carver & Gilder, Lansdowne Terrace verso; he was known to operate a studio from this address between 1850 1885. The Windsor & Newton canvas stamp verso was in use c. 1880 90. Both of these stamps indicate this works like likely dates c. 1880s. L. S. Wren is an unknown artist but the William