A framed oil painting portrait captures a likeness in oils, offering a window into past centuries through the gaze of clergymen, merchants and nobility.
Several portraits capture sitters caught mid-gesture, from ladies playing with their hair to gentlemen clutching red cravats and top hats.
![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)
