An oil painting with frame brings centuries of hand-rendered pigment and carved timber straight to the wall.
Several seventeenth-century portraits feature remarkably intricate ruff collars and periwigs that demand a second look.
![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)
