Lot 127
  • 127

Michael Dahl

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Michael Dahl
  • Portrait of William Eyre
  • inscribed lower left: William Eyre Esqr. / A.D. 1721

  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Henry Browse Esq;
Svensk-Engelska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, May 1927

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas has an old lining, which is still providing a stable support for the painting PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in fairly good condition. There is scattered retouching in the background, in the upper section of the canvas. The paint is slightly thin in the background detail, and there is a discoloured varnish and dirt overall. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light confirms the retouchings in the upper background. There is a slightly opaque varnish overall. FRAME held in a British Baroque style gilded wooden frame. For further information on this lot please contact Julian Gascoigne on 0207 293 5482, or at julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com.
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