Lot 382
  • 382

JOHN FABER, THE ELDER | Portrait of John Boyd

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description

  • John Faber the younger
  • Portrait of John Boyd
  • Pen and black ink on vellum;signed lower left: JFaber / 1698, inscribed in a later hand verso: Portrait of J. Boyd / Pen drawing by Faber / 1698.
  • 70 by 57 mm.

Provenance

Probably by family descent to Sir John Boyd, 1st Bt. (1718-1800)

Condition

The work is generally well preserved, particurarly given its age. The extreme edges of the sheet have darkened as a result of contact with the frame.
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