Lot 92
  • 92

Francis Alleyne fl.1774-1790

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Francis Alleyne
  • Three Quarter Length Portraits of Master Harry Croft and His Sister. Miss Sarah Croft: A Pair of Paintings
  • each oil on canvas
  • Each oval: 17 3/4 by 14 5/8 in.
  • 45.1 by 37.1 cm.

Provenance

Thomas Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London

Condition

Each of the two canvases is lined. SURFACE: each is in good condition, generally; craquelure throughout both works (stable and flattened) UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: a few lines of craquelure fill-in on each sitter's face
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