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Although the identity of both artist and sitter in this portrait
is unknown, the dignity of the pose and the furnishings (the
carved and silk upholstered chair and the background drapery)
indicate he was a man of some means, perhaps from one of the
metropolitan centers of the United States, as the painter has
clearly received classical art training.
Condition: The painting was stabilized in recent years by
attaching the canvas to a masonite support. There are no apparent
losses to the surface and the period gilt frame has only very
minor abrasions. |
