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English School, 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, in black jacket and white lace stock, in a painted feigned oval oil on canvas, in a Kentian style frame 74 x 59cm (29 x 23in)
Provenance: Packington Hall, Warwickshire
Inventory Nos. D22 and J 568 to the reverse. Old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front, and there is a tiny hole on the left-hand side. Oil on canvas which has been lined. The paint surface has a slightly raised texture along old lines of craquelure which have been emphasised during lining. There is an addition along the top edge of the canvas. There are numerous retouchings covering old cracks and abrasion. There are scattered paint losses and diagonal scuffs in the paint layer. The varnish is matte and dull. There is some wear to the frame but overall it is in a good condition.

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