We have here a very lovely realistic oil painting oval portrait of a bishop , from nowadays Belgium in the traditional outfit with on the side the coat of arms with 6 tassels that show it s level in the church , indeed if you have 6 tassels on each side of the hat it for a bishop otherwise more, would be for a cardinal . We believe this painting to be from the 1700 as the cracks in painting are very small and regular also it appears it s on it s original canevas that is very thick a good sign of age as during the 1800 hundreds canvas would be finer . The frame is from the 1800 hundreds. The interesting thing here is that this portrait is not stereotype or academic but more realistic slightly naive that gives to it a very charming feeling , a certain kindness in the eyes with a subjected smile . This portrait comes with a card speaking about the coat of arm that seems to be the family Ghiselin dit Vlieghe and mention Pierre-Robert Giselin dit Vlieghe that dit in 1784 in a abbey in Tronchiennes , this card was send in 1920 to the owner of this painting that apparently wanted to research the Portrait. All this said this is a rare and lovely piece that collector of coat of arms or ecclesiastic portrait would love view the historic importance of it , or just would bring a very interesting feel in any interior. Size of painting with out frame is 19" on13.25" ,with frame 25" don 18"25 ,note the original hook.


Condition:
Alterations: Restored
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: For what we could see it appears the portrait as some minor repaint, normal crack in painting process of aging , other than that the canvas is sturdy and the frame as very small lose of color on age all not disturbing, so we can consider this piece in excellent antique condition , please refer to pictures for details coloring and condition

Origin:
Belgium

Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood

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Restored; Some Imperfections; For what we could see it appears the portrait as some minor repaint, normal crack in painting process of aging , other than that the canvas is sturdy and the frame as very small lose of color on age all not disturbing, so we can consider this piece in excellent antique condition , please refer to pictures for details coloring and condition