His style of composition , with a focus on the detail of costume and realistic depiction of his subjects ( sometimes unflattering ) , owed its genesis to the flourishing genre of provincial English portraiture .
Backler 's portraits were all in oil .
Backler 's style of composition , with a focus on the detail of costume and realistic depiction of his subjects ( sometimes unflattering ) , owed its genesis to the flourishing genre of provincial English portraiture .
Backler 's portraits were all in oil .