William Owen (British, 1769-1825). Oil on canvas portrait of William Ayrton (1777-1858), the prominent English composer and music critic. Ayrton is depicted gazing out at the viewer in a fashionable cravat and high collar. A gallery label from the Plaza Art Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, is affixed to the frame verso. Sight; height: 27 7/8 in x width: 22 5/8 in. Framed; height: 35 7/8 in x width: 30 7/8 in.