Lot 691
  • 691

Attributed to Nathaniel Dance R. A.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nathaniel Dance R. A.
  • Portrait of Thomas Williams, MP of Temple House
  • oil on canvas
  • 30 by 25 in.; 76.2 by 63.5 cm.
Half length, in red coat, within a painted oval.

Provenance

With Newhouse Galleries, New York;
Anonymous sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, February 23, 1972, lot 85;
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Condition

The canvas has a wax lining. The surface is in overall good condition aside for pressed craquelure. Inspection under UV reveals a thick masking varnish obscuring any possible prior retouches.
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