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Portrait of a Gentleman
Darnley Fine Art
for sale €29,250     $31,750
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Portrait of a Gentleman

18th century
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JOHAN ZOFFANY

1733 - 1810

Portrait of a Gentleman

Oil on canvas

Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (75 x 62 cm)

Original gilt frame

Provenance:

Scott & Fowles, New York

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Darnley Fine Art has dated this Georgian Gentleman Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

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Description
JOHAN ZOFFANY

1733 - 1810

Portrait of a Gentleman

Oil on canvas

Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (75 x 62 cm)

Original gilt frame

Provenance:

Scott & Fowles, New York

Date of Manufacture

Darnley Fine Art has dated this Georgian Gentleman Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

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Darnley Fine Art
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An eighteenth-century oil portrait of a gentleman in a red coat seated in a landscape next to a dog, presented in a carved giltwood frame.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century oil portrait of a gentleman in a red coat seated in a landscape next to a dog, presented in a carved giltwood frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Archive II An eighteenth-century oil portrait of a gentleman in a red coat seated in a landscape next to a dog, presented in a carved giltwood frame. View II
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An eighteenth-century oil portrait of a gentleman in a red coat seated in a landscape next to a dog, presented in a carved giltwood frame.
Portrait of a Gentleman
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An eighteenth-century oil portrait of a gentleman in a red coat seated in a landscape next to a dog, presented in a carved giltwood frame.
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Georgian portraiture typically features subjects positioned in grand settings, such as landscaped estates or rooms with classical architectural details. Artists utilised oil paint on canvas to document status, employing natural light effects and muted background palettes to draw focus to detailed attire.

Paintings from this era were created using oil pigments bound with drying oils, applied directly onto hand-stretched linen or canvas support. Frames were commonly handcrafted from timber, layered with gesso, and decorated using gold leaf gilding techniques.

Authentic period paintings display natural age-related craquelure across the paint surface, hand-cut wooden stretcher bars, and hand-tacked canvas edges. The reverse side often shows darkened wood and aged canvas displaying oxidisation rather than modern clean materials.

An oil portrait in a giltwood frame creates a focal point when hung above a fireplace mantelpiece, sideboard, or within a gallery wall structure. Pairing dark historical paintings with contemporary wall colours creates balanced contrast in traditional or transitional interior schemes.

Position the painting away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity areas to prevent canvas warping and pigment degradation. Light dust should be removed gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding moisture or chemical surface cleaners.
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