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Portrait of a Lady in a Feathered Hat By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898 Poker work on wood panel, 18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in. After a 19th C. oil painting Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Portrait of a Lady in a Feathered Hat
Details of the signature on the front and the label on the back from the Boston Art Club exhibit
By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898

Poker work on wood panel,
18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in.

Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Portrait of a Lady in a Feathered Hat, partial view By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898 Poker work on wood panel, 18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in. After a 19th C. oil painting Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Mask By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898 Poker work on wood panel, 18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in. After a 19th C. oil painting Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Mask, close-up view By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898 Poker work on wood panel, 18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in. After a 19th C. oil painting Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Mask, detail By Charles H. F. Turner, Boston, 1898 Poker work on wood panel, 18 in. by 24 in., in frame 21 in. by 27 in. After a 19th C. oil painting Digital image thanks to Douglas Schneible

Ethnographic art dealer and antique pyrography collector Douglas Schneible in Charlotte, Vermont greatly prizes the above pyroengravings, especially the first, by Boston artist Charles Henry Francis Turner (1848-1908).

Douglas Schneible has an extensive website The Arts & Crafts Gallery featuring his fine collection of antique pyrographic works and history along with his ethnographic art and artifacts.

In his website history entitled "PYROGRAPHY ART: Forgotten Gems of the Arts & Crafts Movement," Douglas Schneible has a section on Turner, whom he describes as "...a Boston etcher and fine arts painter at the turn of the century, [who] created some of the finest, most detailed pyrographic artworks. Because of his sojourn to France in the late 1880's, he specialized in European and French influenced master paintings and portraits. This stint undoubtedly influenced his love of painting portraits and no doubt exposed him to early French pyrography...an artform which he later practiced and brought to America....He signs his pyrographic artworks 'CHT' and he was a frequent exhibitor at the Boston Art Club including the Boston Art Exhibition in 1898 where his portrait of a classic French Lady was exhibited."

If you have any questions or any information regarding these Charles H. F. Turner work or others by this artist, please e-mail Douglas Schneible and the E-Museum Curator.

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