William Maw Egley (1826 - 1916)  British
  The Coming of Age
  Oil on canvas, signed and dated

A genre painting set in the interior of a drawing room with a father giving his daughter a miniature for her coming of age.


London Historical Genre painter, son of William Egley (1798 - 1870) the Miniaturist. William Maw Egley first painted Literary Illustrations taken from Moliere and Shakespeare. Then in 1855 turned to painting scenes of contemporary life. He was influenced by his friendship with Frith, and painted several backgrounds in Frith's pictures.

Egley exhibited at The Royal Academy, and The British Institution 1843 - 1898. His diaries are held in the V&A Museum together with manuscripts relating to the Egley family.