A delightful oil on canvas depicting a attractive young girl sitting on an Empire chair in a room setting‚ cutting black cloth to make doll clothes which is lying on the table next to her along with a sewing basket and colored cloth waiting to be worked‚ signed “W.J. Hennessy” and dated “1889” lower left‚ 12” x 10 1/8”‚ nicely framed. NOTE: This is a wonderful example of Hennessy’s sought-after paintings of children. Born in Ireland‚ Hennessy‚ studied in America before returning to Great Britain. id: 810-01