(Sir) William Blake Richmond

[Portrait of Henry Dawson Greene (1862 - 1912) of lyne and Whittington Hall, Lancashire]
oil on canvas
probably c. 1864

Small boys did wear dresses in this period until they were 'breeched'



http://victorianartinbritain.co.uk/biog/richmond.htm



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake_Richmond

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/picture-of-month/displayPicture.asp?id=69&venue=2

An Audience in Athens During Agamemnon by Aeschylus
1884
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery/Bridgeman Art Library
The priest of Dionysus sits in a special throne in the middle of the front row of the theatre



[Mrs. Luke lonides]
oil on canvas
Victoria & Albert