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Ernest Gustave Girardot (British, active 1860-1893) Portrait of Henry Allisson signed, inscribed and dated 'Posthumously by/E. Gustav Giradot 1891' (lower left) oil on canvas Unframed: 139 x 96.5 cm. (54 3/4 x 38 in.) Framed: 156 x 112 cm. (61 1/2 x 44 in.) Provenance: Collection of the Hull and East Riding Hospital Trust Their sale; Gilbert Baitson Auctioneers, Hull, 9 July 2025, lot 3 Notes: Ernest Gustave Girardot was a portrait and genre painter, born into a prominent French artistic family. Active in Britain for much of his career, he established a reputation for sensitive and accomplished portraits, often depicting notable literary and social figures. Among his most celebrated works are portraits of Lord Tennyson and Lady Lytton, which exemplify his refined approach to characterisation and finish. Girardot exhibited widely between 1880 and 1904, including at the Royal Academy in London as well as at major provincial institutions, including the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. His election to the Society of British Artists in 1874 further reflects his professional standing within the British art world. This portrait depicts Henry Allison, founder of Park Street Sick Hospital for Children in Hull, a dedicated paediatric facility that operated from 1891 until 1967.