Lot 401
  • 401

British School, 19th century

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • British School, 19th century
  • Full-length portrait of a gentleman in the robes of the Order of the Garter
  • Height of frame: 9 feet
    Width of frame: 6 feet
  • oil on canvas
  • 95 3/4 by 59 1/2 in.; 243.2 by 151.1 cm.

Condition

Oil on canvas with a new lining. The picture surface has areas of flattened impasto and thick craquelure throughout. There are abrasions at all 4 edges. There is a 4 inch scratch at the lower center edge and a bump at the subject's proper right shoulder. OVERSIZE: Not looked at under UV light.
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