The image below is from a framed photographic reproduction of an 1877 oil portrait by the painter Ernest Gustave Girardot (1840-1904). In the picture can be seen three bound volumes or rolls, labelled ‘Stoneham’, ‘Binstead Isle of Wight’ and ‘Romsey’.
We think it might perhaps be a portrait of the Fleming Estate’s then solicitor, Edward Lambert, who died in 1884.
The present whereabouts of the original painting is unknown.
Any more information about the sitter, the artist, or the original painting will be much appreciated!