A small early 19th-century portrait of a young gentleman dressed to impressed. He’s wearing a black coat with white shirt and cravat in accordance with the fashion of the 1830s.
On the reverse, there’s an old label from Godden & Son of Canterbury - an auctioneers and furniture removers.
Medium |
Oil on canvas laid on wood
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Overall size
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9” x 12” / 23cm x 30cm
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Year of creation |
c. 1835
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Provenance |
English
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Condition
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Very worn with craquelure throughout and a raised area on the right. Heavily varnished.
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