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Portrait of a gentleman in his study signed or inscribed right of the sitter's chair 'Clausel 1842 / Peinture encaustique lustrée' oil (possibly encaustic) on canvas 86 x 71cm

Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of Hubert Faure (1919-2020), Albany, Piccadilly, London Alexandre Clausel is better known as a pioneer photographer in Troyes where he was born, though he seems to have spent his childhood in Toulouse and Palmiers. He is recorded also as a painter, particularly in his earlier years, and as having worked in the encaustic medium. He is known to have exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1842, the year of this painting.

Condition report: Oil on canvas – possibly encaustic – which means wax is involved in the mixture. The canvas is unlined, the tension is slack and there are undulations across the surface. The paint layer has a network of age and impact cracks across the surface, some of which are slightly raised. There are a few localised areas of darkened overpaint around the mirror on the wall. The varnish is even, glossy and clear. There is a light layer of surface dust. There is some wear and abrasion to the gilded surface of the frame.

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