(19th century)Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Gown, said to be Lady Caroline Reed (frameplate), circa 1845, unsigned, oil on canvas, 38 x 28-3/8 in.; modern gilt wood and composition frame, 44-1/2 x 34-5/8 in. - Note: The lot is accompanied by correspondence with the Yale Center For British Art and Richard Ormond, Director of the National Maritime Museum, London, and The National Portrait Gallery, London concerning research into the attribution to Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873). The attribution was not supported. - Provenance: Proceeds to Benefit Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge Foundation
Condition
retouch at various repairs, crackle, abrasions at edges, area of flaking at left, restretched; frame with wear