Lot 597 , English School (17th Century), oil on canvas, head and shoulder portrait of a gentleman in Roman costume

17th century English School
oil on canvas
Portrait of a gentleman, by repute a member of the Palmes family, wearing Roman costume and a white cravat
30 x 25in.
Estimate £300-500

Oil on canvas relined within the past 10 - 20 years, canvas remains tight and paint clean with a shiny varnish, a little fine but stable craquelure showing in the paler tones, few small white spot marks showing in the darker areas maybe where the varnish is matted rather than shiny. housed in a old giltwood frame which suffers old cracks and has been later painted.


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Sold for £1,300