Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.
This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
Framed: 40 x 35 cm;
Panel: 30 x 25 cm
Provenance: A collection of an actor; London
A dramatic light source from the upper left illuminates his fair complexion, wide hazel eyes and a youthful flush on his cheeks against a dark, muted background. His hair is heavily powdered and whitened in the fashion of the 1780s, styled with rolling curls over the ears. He wears a structured dark blue coat with a stiff, high collar, contrasted by an intricately tied and ruffled white linen cravat cascading down his chest, projecting an image of refined gentility.
Painted on a wood panel it has a label on the back stating it is William Simpson of 15 Nottingham Place in London. He was a man of means as the address was a smart one and he was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and well as a supporter of the Irish gothic novelist Regina Maria Roche (1764-1845) paying towards the publication on one of her later works.
Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
British and european pictures and works of art from the 17th to 20th century
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Portrait of William Simpson by English School, 18th Century
