£1,600
Anglo-American School (early 19th century)
oil on canvas
Full length portrait of a seated young gentleman wearing a dark suit, cream waistcoat and white stock, his right hand resting on a chart of the Atlantic dated 1821 and showing the coasts of West Africa and Brazil, with a view of an armed British merchantman through a window
28in x 20.5in
CONDITION: Relined some years ago, now rather dirty with speckling in the varnish, a fine but stable craquelure running throughout the paint, no sign of any signature, housed in a modern gilt gesso frame with small losses to the top corners.
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