Crozier, Robert (British, 1815-1891) oil on canvas portrait after "Blue Boy" of Gainsborough, had signed and dated 1887 Crozier de Bata (bottom right). An English portraitist based in Manchester. He was president of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts that he helped found. Robert Crozier was born on October 17, 1815 in Blackburn, Lancashire. His father was George Crozier, a saddler and Botanist. After a childhood in Blackburn, Bolton and Warrington, he moved to Manchester in 1836 where he attended the design school of Manchester and then established himself as a portrait painter under William Bradley (1801-1857). He exhibited at the Royal Manchester Institution in 1841 and the Royal Academy in 1854. After the success of an exhibition of 1857 in the shell park, Salford, Crozier and other local artists established the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts in 1859. Crozier was literary secretary of the Academy, becoming Treasurer in 1868 and President in 1878.
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Painting in excellent condition for age, repair of the back of the canvas is not sensitive to the front.Structure in very good condition, with signs of wear of the screen, dents, shavings and yellowing and wear of the fabric.