Lot 277 , Victorian School , Portrait of Colonel John Morgan Ley (1794-1864), Madras Horse Artillery, East Indian Company, wearing sash with clasps for Java and Mahldroor, oil on board, 75.5 x 63cm

Victorian School
Portrait of Colonel John Morgan Ley (1794-1864), Madras Horse Artillery, East Indian Company, wearing sash with clasps for Java and Mahldroor
oil on board
75.5 x 63cm
£500-700

Condition:
Oil on board in honest condition, would benefit from a light clean, a little fine but stable craquelure running through the skin tones, no sign of any signature, old probably original gilt gesso scroll frame, overpainted and looking a little tatty with later added title plaques, no inscriptions verso. No indication of why it might have been cut down. No sign of damage at the bottom.

Sold for £4,800