
ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
PORTRAIT OF GENTLEMAN IN A DARK BROWN COAT
Oil on canvas
72 x 59.5cm (28¼ x 23¼ in.)
In a gilt composition frame
Provenance:
Private Collection, Swiftsden House, East Sussex
Condition Report:
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The canvas has been lined. Stretcher marks are visible, most notably to the upper and right edges. Craquelure throughout with prominent paint shrinkage to the background. Scattered scuffs to the sitter's visage. Inspection under UV reveals a cloudy varnish and extensive retouching to the background, especially the darker pigments. Further areas of scattered restoration and strengthening throughout, including to the stretcher marks, the sitter's visage and jacket.
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