Lot 754 , Thomas Gibson (1680-1751) Portrait of a gentleman standing in a landscape, a country house beyond, 50 x 40in.

Thomas Gibson (1680-1751)
oil on canvas
Portrait of a gentleman standing in a landscape, a country house beyond, signed and dated 1711, and inscribed with the age of the sitter '37.
50 x 40in.
Estimate £5,000-7,000

Recently cleaned and restored, now in very good condition. A fine but stable cracquelure showing in the paint. Signed and dated lower right (hence the attribution).
Bought a few years ago from a London saleroom with a different attribution as the signature had not been noted.
High quality gilt/ebonised frame in good order.


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Sold for £4,800