PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
English or Continental, 18th/19th century, oil on canvas. Seated figure of a distinguished gentleman wearing a brown jacket and white shirt, his right hand on a book resting on his lap. In a fine gilt frame.
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm.), Frame: 50 x 41 1/4 in. (127 x 104.8 cm.)

Some inpaint on the subjects hand and the painting has been relined. Look at the corners and you'll see that this painting was once in an oval frame.

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