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Circle of Frederick Morgan, ROI (British, 1847-1927) Portrait of Minnie Carlisle, in a blue dress with flowered silk jacket, feeding a swan from a basket of bread signed and dated with a monogram "D v R f / 1886" oil on canvas 141 x 68cm (55 x 27in) Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is slack with undulations across the surface. The paint layer is stable but has developed a network of drying cracks as it has aged. There is extensive retouching across the surface which is well matched to the original and covers drying cracks and areas of wear and abrasion. The varnish is slightly yellowed and brittle but acceptable. There is some abrasion and dust in the lower half. There is a large loss to the moulding on the frame at the upper edge.We understand that the painting has been cut down at some stage and originally included another portrait of the sitter's sibling.

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