Vintage Charles Burton Barber Suspense Glass Coaster

Incorporated in the design of this product is a beautiful print of "Suspense", an 1894 oil on canvas painting by Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894) Barber was an English painter who became very popular with sporting and animal painting and had much success with his paintings of children and their pets. He was regarded as one of Britain's finest animal painters and received commissions from Queen Victoria to do paintings of her and her grandchildren. Barber was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Many of his paintings are in the Royal collection.