A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860

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A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860Origin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 The Canvas: 24. 25 high x 19. 75 wide In Frame: 34. 5 high x 30. 5 wide x 2. 75 deep The half length portrait of a discerning middle aged French gentleman having a goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the distance, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a thick black overcoat with a white collared under garment, the work presented in its original chunky ebonised

We therefore can deduce that these canvases were purchased during the latter years of the company’s existence

The ebonised frame and carved legs are in good strong and sturdy order with little movement

It doesn’t appear to be marked or signed

concerts and dancing were an important part of life

One day No

The studio portrait modelled head in thick composition plaster of an older male

having a circular gilt metal frame with scrollwork and yellow glass panels

with at least seven operating mechanisms to animate the lips

Drapery was the most fashionable type of curtaining in the Neoclassical period

this dial proves a wonderfully decorative and beautiful antique either way

of skeleton configuration with Roman numeral indicator marks

The figures around the crown are seemingly engaged in battle and the painting appears to be one of a series depicting various military victories