An antique framed canvas brings centuries of oil painting, portraiture and landscape art directly into domestic rooms.
Canvases occasionally preserve the curious paw prints of studio cats wandering across unvarnished backgrounds centuries ago.
![17th Century Portrait Circle of Michael Dahl,of Sir William Cowper [1639-1706]](https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/photosnew/dealer_countryhousefineart/dealer_countryhousefineart_full_1525617097668-7609063232.jpg)
