About this lot
Description
Portrait of a gentleman, wearing a blue coat with gold embroidery facings and a white waistcoat, in a feigned oval
signed 'A. Ramsay / 1746' (lower right)
oil on canvas
74 x 61cm
Provenance:
T. E. Sotheran Estcourt Sale, Christie's, London, 9th December 1927, lot 98, bought by Agnew's, London;
John Levy Gallery, New York;
P. M. Turner;
Christie's, London, 15th May 1936, lot 90, bought by Reid;
Acquired by the great-uncle of the present owner
Footnote:
Literature:
Alistair Smart and John Ingamells, Allan Ramsay: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, 1999, p. 202, no. 584, as 'a naval officer', p. 274, fig. 226
Condition report:
Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. An old tear in the jacket has been repaired, filled and retouched. Overpaint has been used in a few areas of the background which now appear slightly dark compared to the original. Overall the paint layer is in a very good condition. There is a network of age cracks across the surface. The cracks have moved through to the varnish layer. Because the varnish is aged and brittle the cracks appear more apparent. There is some white material forming in the cracks of the face. There is a layer of surface dirt and some white accretions across the surface.
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