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John Lindsay Lucas (British, 1807-1874) Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness signed lower left "John Lucas / Jany. 1846" oil on canvas, in a Rococo frame 140 x 110cm (55 x 43in)
Other Notes: Born in London in 1807, John Lindsay Lucas first trained under the mezzotint engraver, Samuel William Reynolds. Following his apprenticeship, he set himself up as a portrait painter and became one of the fashionable painters of his day, notably painting Queen Adelaide, Albert, Prince Consort, the Princess Royal, the Duke of Wellington and William Ewart Gladstone, the Prime Minister, amongst other famous sitters. He exhibited 96 portraits at the Royal Academy between 1828 and his death.
Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas is in plane. The paint layer is stable. There are drying cracks across the surface, which have formed as the paint has dried, but they are not too disturbing. There are retouchings across the surface but are mainly located in the central figures face, hair and hand. The retouchings are applied quite broadly but are fairly well matched to the original. The varnish is semi-matte, clear and even. The frame is in a good condition.

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