19th Century painting titled The Betrothal by Daniel Maclise RA, depicting an indoor gathering where a man appears to be proposing to a seated woman. The painting is characteristic of the British School which emphasised narrative and detailed figurative work. It sits in its original giltwood frame.
The Irish artist Daniel Maclise RA is famous for his paintings depicting Irish history as well as his work as a literary and portrait painter, and illustrator.
Maclise worked for most of his life in London, England, an experience which is reflected in the style of his work.
Among his most notable pieces includes a series of murals at The Palace of Westminster.
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