A framed gentleman oil painting brings centuries of character into a room through historic portraiture rendered in oil on canvas.
Several gentlemen proudly pose alongside books, curtains, pipes, and even distant churches to hint at their impressive intellect or vast estates.
![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)
