About this lot

Description

English Provincial School, 18th century

Portrait of a young gentleman wearing a masonic pendant, said to be a member of the Oxford Lodge
oil on panel
44 x 36.5cm



Provenance:
Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire



(58 x 50.5cm framed)

The painting is executed in oil on canvas which has been laid to board. There are creases and deformations across the surface. The paint layers around the edges of the painting and the sitter’s face are worn and abraded. There is extensive overpaint in these areas. The varnish is semi-matte and clear.

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