Superb pair of oil paintings by Theodore Jensen (1816-1894)

A superb pair of oils on canvas by the artist Theodore Jensen (1816-1894). The pair beautifully depicted typically Victorian ladies as classical figures. The works are both fully signed and dated 1862. Theodore Jensen was born in 1816 and studied at the Dusseldorf Academy and exhibited in London between 1854 and 1864 mainly at The Royal Academy and the British Institution, he was a highly regard portrait painter and painted both The Prince and Princess of Wales. Two of the works he exhibited at the British Institution had the titles ‘The Fair Fruit Gatherer’ and ‘A Bacchante’ and these are certainly those paintings. The pair are in excellent untouched condition and retain the original fine quality gilt frames. The frames have had some touching in etc. The paintings have the most wonderful decorative presence and are ready to hang.
Overall sizes in inches each including frames: 29 by 29