Lot Details
Lot 1033
English School Early 19th Century Portrait of Captain Boyd
Early 19th Century
Portrait of Captain Boyd
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for $812 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing. Dirty varnish. Scattered cracquelure throughout. Relined. A large patch on the back, measuring 6 x 7 1/2 inches. Taped to the back of the stretcher is a label that reads "This portrait, which, when it came into my wife''s possession, was labeled as above ''Mr. E. Boyd,'' is thought to be the father of Mr. William Boyd, whose portrait we have holding an open letter. He was born circ. 1720. Cleaned (rebacked and framed) 1911. H.E.B.A." Much of the face has been repainted.
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