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Follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (English, 1646-1723)
Portrait of Sir Philip John Jennings, Governor of Greenwich Hospital 1644
oil on canvas
75 x 82cm

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Follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (English, 1646-1723)
Portrait of Sir Philip John Jennings, Governor of Greenwich Hospital 1644
oil on canvas
75 x 82cm
Oil on canvas relined many years ago, canvas remains tight, paint a little dirty with some small patchy losses of varnish near 12 o'clock and near his lips, a very fine but stable craquelure visible in parts, housed in an overpainted period giltwood frame with later title and attribution plaque, Christie's stencil number NB43S on the stretcher.

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11th Mar 25 at 9:30am GMT