Portrait of a gentleman, head and shoulders, with shoulder length hair and a blue shawl, in a feigned oval oil on canvas 66 x 50cm

Possibly by a British artist working in France after the Revolution.

84.5 x 68cm framed The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are stable and secure. There are raised lines of paint running horizontally across the paint surface, possibly caused by the painting being rolled or folded in the past. The overpaint covering the horizontal lines in the sitter’s face have lightened over time. Other areas of overpaint are well matched to the original and locally applied. The varnish is uneven with matte patches in the background. There is a light layer of surface dirt present.