'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Interiors The canvas itself has craquelure

The canvas itself has craquelure throughout and a historic patch repair but the paint is stable and canvas tension is good

The most important event in the Yaka ceremonial cycle is the initiation of young boys into adulthood

Yellow endpapers with small pencil inscription and over 100 stunning engraved plates and fold-outs throughout

The old glass of the shades has a wonderful bubbled quality to it and is very attractive

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'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Interiors The canvas itself has craquelureAn oil on canvas depicting a ghostly apparition ascending stairs towards streams of light. Signed L. S. Wren to the lower right. Stamp for William Whitehead, Carver & Gilder, Lansdowne Terrace verso; he was known to operate a studio from this address between 1850 1885. The Windsor & Newton canvas stamp verso was in use c. 1880 90. Both of these stamps indicate this works like likely dates c. 1880s. L. S. Wren is an unknown artist but the William