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ANTIQUE #SA600607

19th Century Portrait , English School,Lord Compton

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Country House Fine Art

19th Century Oval Oil on Canvas after a 16th century original; Head & Shoulder Portrait of Lord Compton with inscription to left and DG monogram to base. Set in a black cavetto moulded frame with oval mount (frame is black although appears lighter in photos due to lighting)
 
Size overall 38 in x 33 in (97 cm x 84 cm).painting 69 x 57 x 6 cm
 
Painting has some wear and minor craquelure,
 
Some basic restoration has taken place to the painting to reduce the affect of the craquelure which has already occurred.
 
The antique frame (possibly original) shows signs of age with 2 small splits and some losses mainly self coloured.Although you may prefer to reframe.
 
Compton was the posthumous son of Peter Compton of Compton Wynyates and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury. He was trained in the law at Gray''s Inn. He was knighted in 1567.
 
He was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1563 and was appointee High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 157...
Antique SA600607 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
COUNTRY HOUSE FINE ART PROFILE PHOTO WHICH LINKS TO DEALER PAGE
Country House Fine Art
Specialists in fine art including portraits from the 17th century onwards, seascapes and landscapes
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01653 699 780 or
07771 714 575
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD