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    • Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman

    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman

    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman

    A late-19th-century French school portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark coat, white shirt and black bow tie. He carries an air of a stoic hard-working character that’s endured a turbulent life.

    His style fits alongside other portraits from the 1880s when collars were stiff and bow ties were popular. He’s probably wearing a waistcoat under his suit jacket and may also carry a pocket watch.

    The portrait is housed within a beautiful swept frame with foliate ornamentation that’s probably the original.

    Medium
    Oil on wood
    Overall size
    13½” x 15½” / 34cm x 39cm
    Year of creation
    c. 1880
    Provenance
    England, originally France
    Condition
    Areas of deep craquelure but the paint layer is stable under varnish. Frame with losses and age-related wear.
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman
    Reserved - Late 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Gentleman

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