A fine quality portrait of a fashionably dressed young man in the reign of George II.
He wears a bag wig, the black silk visible at the back of his head, and his waistcoat is foppishly part unbuttoned with his lace cravat looped through the upper part; to complete the image of the 'gentilhomme a la mode' his tricorne hat is tucked beneath his left arm.
He was known as 'the Englishman' to distinguish him from a brother.
He was possibly the Reyschoot who won a prize at the Paris Academy in 1730.
His signed and dated works painted in England range from 1736 to 1743. His portrait style is a compound of Hudson and Van Loo. He seems to have toured the provinces, particularly the Midlands, where he he had a good portrait practice among the gentry; his name is variously recorded as Rischoot or van Risquet. He is also believed to have worked in Scotland.
SIZE: 38 x 32.5 inches inc. frame.
PROVENANCE: Deceased estate, Berkshire.
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Portrait of a Gentleman C.1745; Attributed to Petrus Johannes Van Reyschoot.
