A Late 18thC English School Oil on Canvas of a Gentleman c.1780 sub-Decorative Objects It was a place Befitting

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A Late 18thC English School Oil on Canvas of a Gentleman c.1780 sub-Decorative Objects It was a place BefittingOrigin: EnglishPeriod: George IIIProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1780Height: 12Width: 9. 5The head and shoulders portrait in rectangular form of a noble gentleman (1737 1809) of distinguished standing, painted in oils on canvas to an inner oval with pea green ground, the sitter in formal dress with taffeta cravatte and medal, the whole being uncleaned and unrestored and surviving from Georgian period England. The portrait remains in completely original