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19th century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820
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19th century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820

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19th Century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820

A charming early‑19th‑century English School oil on canvas, depicting a young boy scholar in formal attire — white shirt with large collar, blue neck tie, black waistcoat and jacket, and a floral spray in his lapel. His left hand rests on a scroll, symbolising learning and accomplishment. The portrait is half‑length, unsigned, and presented in a gilt frame. Measuring 74.5 cm × 61 cm, it exemplifies the refined provincial portraiture of the Regency period, with soft modelling and a restrained palette typical of the era’s genteel domestic commissions.

The painting retains its authentic surface and craquelure, offering a warm, untouched patina that enhances its period charm. A fine decorative and historical piece suitable for collectors of early‑19th‑century English portraiture.

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Buckingham Interiors has dated this Regency Portrait Oil Painting to the Regency era.

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19th Century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820

A charming early‑19th‑century English School oil on canvas, depicting a young boy scholar in formal attire — white shirt with large collar, blue neck tie, black waistcoat and jacket, and a floral spray in his lapel. His left hand rests on a scroll, symbolising learning and accomplishment. The portrait is half‑length, unsigned, and presented in a gilt frame. Measuring 74.

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5 cm × 61 cm, it exemplifies the refined provincial portraiture of the Regency period, with soft modelling and a restrained palette typical of the era’s genteel domestic commissions.
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fig 1. An antique oil portrait depicting a young male scholar in a dark blue coat and white collar, set in a gilded ornate frame.
fig 1. 19th century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820

The painting retains its authentic surface and craquelure, offering a warm, untouched patina that enhances its period charm. A fine decorative and historical piece suitable for collectors of early‑19th‑century English portraiture.

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Buckingham Interiors has dated this Regency Portrait Oil Painting to the Regency era.

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An antique oil portrait depicting a young male scholar in a dark blue coat and white collar, set in a gilded ornate frame.
19th Century English School Portrait of a Young Scholar, c. 1820
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Gilt Wood Frame
  • ColourDark Blue, Gold
  • MotifsCraquelure surface texture, Gilded frame moulding, High white collar, Dark blue coat

This Regency period oil painting on canvas depicts a young male scholar in formal attire, including a high white collar, blue neck tie, dark blue coat, and a floral spray in his lapel. The half-length portrait is unsigned and set inside a gilt wood frame decorated with ornate carved moulding. The canvas surface displays an authentic network of fine craquelure and soft modelling across the subject's face and clothing. Measuring 74.5 cm by 61 cm, the artwork fits suitably into a gentleman's library or study environment, where it can be displayed hanging on a wall above a sideboard or console table to add historical interest to traditional interior schemes.

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Early 19th-century English portraiture from the Regency period typically features figurative depictions with atmospheric backgrounds, depicting sitters in attire of the era such as high stiff collars and dark tailored coats.

Paintings from this period were composed of oil-based pigments applied to stretched linen canvas or wood panels, typically set into carved wood frames decorated with leaf gilding.

Authentic pieces from this era display fine age-related craquelure across the varnish and paint layers, hand-carved joinery on the wooden stretcher frames, and natural oxidisation on the canvas reverse.

An antique portrait can serve as a focal point mounted above a console table or mantelpiece, or be styled within a gallery wall alongside contemporary monochrome prints.

Keep the artwork away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity, and clear light surface dust using a dry, soft natural-bristle brush rather than liquid cleaners.
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