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    Portrait Of A Gentleman

    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

    19th-Century English School

    Portrait Of A Gentleman

    This characterful mid-19th-century English oil painting depicts a smartly attired gentleman wearing a black tailcoat, white shirt with an upstanding collar, black waistcoat and black stock. His hair is styled in a deliberately nonchalant fashion to convey the spirit of a country gent with outdoor pursuits.

    The portrait was acquired from Old Came Rectory in Dorset - the home of the Reverend William England. It was known as a popular haunt for various writers and poets, including Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, and Siegfried Sassoon. The identity of the sitter is unknown but he bears a little resemblance to Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813-1891), the French philologist. Louis Lucien was Emperor Napoleon's nephew and is known to have visited the rectory.

    Held within a gilt frame.

    Medium: Oil on canvas
    Overall size: 26” x 30½” / 66cm x 78cm
    Year of creation: c. 1840
    Provenance: Old Came Rectory, Dorset.
    Condition: Cleaned. Craquelure throughout but the paint is stable. Canvas relined. Later stretcher. Frame with some light wear.
    Our reference: BRV1932

    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
    19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

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