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Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed) Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.

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Manner of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914): 'Sir James Williamson' -1st Baron Ashton, gouache indistinctly signed with monogram, titled verso 53cm x 38cm (unframed)
Notes: This appears to be a rare surviving depiction of Sir James Williamson, a famously private individual who was known for shunning formal portraits. Now referred to as 'The Lino King', Williamson took over his father's Lancaster business and built a monopoly on cheap cork linoleum. The Lune Mills factory would employ a quarter of the Lancaster population. Despite controversies regarding his peerage and the possible exploitation of his workforce, his philanthropy and patronage given towards local causes has been highly celebrated.
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This gouache painting depicts 'Sir James Williamson', 1st Baron Ashton, in the style of the Vanity Fair Cartoonists (1869-1914). The artwork is indistinctly signed with a monogram and titled verso, measuring 53cm x 38cm (unframed).

This rare depiction of Sir James Williamson is notable, as he was a private figure who avoided formal portraits. Known as 'The Lino King', Williamson inherited his father's Lancaster business and established a monopoly on affordable cork linoleum. His Lune Mills factory became a significant employer in Lancaster, engaging a quarter of the local population.

Despite controversies surrounding his peerage and allegations of workforce exploitation, Sir James Williamson's philanthropic efforts and support for local causes are widely acclaimed. This artwork offers a unique insight into the life of a prominent figure in Lancaster's industrial history.

Don't miss the opportunity to acquire this historically significant piece, available at Duggleby Auctioneers.


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