After Ben Marshall

STRUCTURE The canvas is unlined. PAINT SURFACE The painting would appear to be in good condition. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals scattered minor retouching and an opaque varnish overall. FRAME Held in a carved and gilded wooden frame.
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The present painting is a copy of Ben Marshall's Portrait of Francis Dukinfield Astley, Esq., and his Harriers (30 by 50 in.), painted for the sitter and sold by Christie's, 14th May 1926, lot 82. The gentleman in the black coat and top hat is Mr. Abel Wood and the view beyond is that of the Dukinfield Estate in Cheshire, with Hunter's Tower in the distant centre.