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English School, 17th Century Portrait of a cleric in a black skull cap, black jacket and white collar, holding a Prayer Book, with inscriptions lower left and lower right, in a painted feigned oval inscribed lower left "Aetatis Suae 72" and lower right "Anno. Domini 16--" oil on canvas, in a gilt 17th Century frame 74 x 62cm (29 x 24in)
Provenance: Packington Hall, Warwickshire
Inventory No. 80 to the reverse. Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. There is an old damage to the right of the sitter's head. There are a few scattered losses to the paint layer although this is in a good condition overall. The varnish is very matte and slightly yellowed. There are numerous losses and wear to the gilding on the frame.

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