Old Master & 19th Century Paintings

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English School, first half of the 19th century

Portrait of a gentleman, possibly a shipowner, holding a telescope under his arm, a beach with figures, a sailing boat and a sea vessel in the background

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September 20, 12:46 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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English School, first half of the 19th century

Portrait of a gentleman, possibly a shipowner, in a brown coat and white cravat, holding a telescope under his arm, a beach with figures, a sailing boat and a sea vessel in the background

oil on canvas

unframed: 91.9 x 74.1 cm.; 36⅛ x 29⅛ in.

framed: 108.4 x 88.6 cm.; 42¾ x 34⅞ in.

An old exhibition label on the reverse of the canvas identifies the sitter as the admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane (1758–1832), a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars.