James Robert Granville Exley (1878-1967) 'The Young Falconer', portrait of Mary Exley, three quarter length wearing a brown coat, hat and tie, with a falcon perched on her right hand, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 102 x 92cm Provenance: By family descent to the present owner. Exhibitions: Britain at Play Exhibition 1939, collection arranged by The Art Exhibitions Bureau, 3-5 Burlington Gardens, london W1, Festival of Britain, Bradford Artists Exhibtion 1951, City of Bradford Art Gallery, Cartwright Memorial Hall Notes: The sitter is the artist's daughter who married in 1939 and became Mary Hills
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