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Sat, Nov 3, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2490

English School: Portrait of The Earl of Westmorland

Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
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Oil on canvas, unsigned, inscribed 'John Earl of Westmorland, Ob An 1762' lower left, lined.

49 1/2 x 39 1/2 in., 59 x 49 in. (frame).

Note: John Fane (1728-1774) was educated at Westminster School and received an honorary law doctorate at Cambridge before becoming a Member of Parliament. He was the 9th Earl of Westmorland, residing at Apethorpe Hall in Northamptonshire.

 

Condition

Lined. Craquelure with a few small, scattered spots of inpainting. The canvas slightly loose on the stretcher. Surface soiling. Overall dark palette.