An Interesting c.1831 Naïve School Oil on Panel; 'The Shipwreck`d Mariner' sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles international

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the name plate has spotting to the surface which is to be expected due to where it would have been positioned

the focus shifted to France as Paris was the home of a series of great exhibitions

The mirrors may be distorted because of different curves

There is a crack to the lower right corner of the composition frame but this aside the mirror benefits from a beautifully foxed mirror plate

An Interesting c.1831 Naïve School Oil on Panel; 'The Shipwreck`d Mariner' sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles internationalOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1831 Canvas Height: 11 inches Canvas Width: 13 inches The Whole: 15. 5 X 17. 5 inches The primitive and naive depiction of a shipwrecked mariner with long dark windswept hair, stripey blue and white shawl with red over coat and beige pantaloons sat upon a rocky crag amongst foamy seas and midnight blue sky, the wrecked boat in the background and an albatross circling