Edith Best, Musician by Sarah Cecilia Harrison | Irish Art Print

A quick, sure drawing of a woman’s head and shoulders — the face caught in a few soft, certain lines — Harrison’s study of the pianist Edith Best, née Oldham.

Edith Oldham (1865–1950) won one of the first scholarships to the Royal College of Music in London, taught piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music for forty-five years, and was honorary secretary of the Feis Ceoil from its founding. In 1906 she married the Celtic scholar Richard Irvine Best, whom Harrison also painted. The drawing is in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI.3042).

Hangs well in a music room or beside a piano, and alongside the portrait of her husband. Every print is open edition, made to order and shipped worldwide. See the full Sarah Cecilia Harrison collection.

Sizes & Format

• 30 × 45 cm / 12 × 18″
• 40 × 60 cm / 16 × 24″ — unframed only
• 60 × 90 cm / 24 × 36″
• 100 × 150 cm / 40 × 60″ — unframed only
• Available framed (black, white, wood) or unframed

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Free Worldwide Shipping

Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.