19th-century English School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting

Name: 19th-century English School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1031034
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

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Description

This characterful mid-19th-century English oil painting depicts a smartly attired gentleman wearing a black tailcoat, white shirt with an upstanding collar, black waistcoat and black stock. His hair is styled in a deliberately nonchalant fashion to convey the spirit of a country gent with outdoor pursuits.

The portrait was acquired from Old Came Rectory in Dorset - the home of the Reverend William England. It was known as a popular haunt for various writers and poets, including Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, and Siegfried Sassoon. The identity of the sitter is unknown but he bears a little resemblance to Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813-1891), the French philologist. Louis Lucien was Emperor Napoleon's nephew and is known to have visited the rectory.

Held within a gilt frame.

The portrait is accompanied by Sedley Proctor’s book on Old Came Rectory.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 26” x 30½” / 66cm x 78cm

Year of creation: c. 1840

Provenance: Old Came Rectory, Dorset.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Canvas relined. Later stretcher. Frame with some light wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

78cm (30.71")

Width

66cm (25.98")

Depth

5cm (1.97")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1031034

Description

This characterful mid-19th-century English oil painting depicts a smartly attired gentleman wearing a black tailcoat, white shirt with an upstanding collar, black waistcoat and black stock.

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His hair is styled in a deliberately nonchalant fashion to convey the spirit of a country gent with outdoor pursuits.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. 19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. 19th-century English School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting

The portrait was acquired from Old Came Rectory in Dorset - the home of the Reverend William England. It was known as a popular haunt for various writers and poets, including Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, and Siegfried Sassoon. The identity of the sitter is unknown but he bears a little resemblance to Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813-1891), the French philologist. Louis Lucien was Emperor Napoleon's nephew and is known to have visited the rectory.