Maud Alice Earl (1863-1943) Portrait of Mildred Hetherington (1874-1943) mounted side-saddle signed and dated '94 lower right oil on canvas 62 x 75cm Provenance: By descent from the sitter to her grandson, Heydon Grange, Norfolk The sitter was the daughter of John Hetherington of Cricklewood, Middlesex, and married in 1900 Hanslip Long of Balsham (1869-1943). The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which is unlined and has an artist supplier stamp for Winsor and Newton on the reverse. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are in a good condition overall. The varnish is slightly yellowed and matte but even. Around the head of the sitter and horse the paint appears a little glossier, this appears to be reworking by the artist to emphasise these features against the dark background. There is a light layer of surface dust present and a few accretions. Framed 89 x 92cm