A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890

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A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890Origin: French, Lille Area Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 21. 75 Width: 18. 25 The hugely atmospheric bust length portrait of a dashing young French gentleman having short dark hair and long moustache, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment, the work with a ruled border and being signed top right in calligraphed

The middle ground is further populated by a series of geometrical motifs and is finished with a serpent border

Maze himself had a long and illustrious career

Pay day last Wednesday

dating to the first quarter of the twentieth century

Width: 60cms / 1

being small enough to tempt a U-boat to attack them on the surface

The shades provided are a little tired but do the job perfectly well

in dark period dress

The top is still beautiful and remains in decent order with one small tear to the fabric

Provenance: Property of a London collector

Traditionally Sirjan is a collection point for Afshar rugs and is the main collection point for the large production area between Shiraz and Kerman

There are no holes or patches to the canvas though there is some over-painting to a repaired area to the side of the sitter’s right eye