Lot Details
Lot 1047
Sir William Beechey
British, 1753-1839
Portrait of a Gentleman, Said to be George Arbuthnot
Signed W.B. fec... at center left edge
Oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 inches (76.7 x 63.5 cm)
Provenance:
Collection of William Randolph Hearst
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $7,200 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Wax-Lined. Frame rubbing. Scattered cracquelure, particularly around the man's head and shoulders and in his forehead. Inpainting in and around the face as well as in the man's hands.
Surface has been fairly flattened from the lining.
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Surface has been fairly flattened from the lining.
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