(British, 1690-1765)
John, 1st Viscount Mordaunt (1626-1675) in Armour, within a feigned oval, possibly 18th or early 19th century, signed lower right "Alexr. Pinxit 1739", oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; gilt wood and composition frame with label for "James & John Hay..Aberdeen", lined with paste and linen, restretched on 19th century stretcher, crackle, flaking, yellowed varnish, retouch, abrasions; frame with abrasions. Notes: The composition of this painting is similar to late 18th/early 19th century mezzotint of Viscount Mordaunt by Robert Dunkarton (1744-1811).. Provenance: Estate of Johnsie Bason Burnham; by descent
Condition
lined with paste and linen, restretched on 19th century stretcher, crackle, flaking, yellowed varnish, retouch, abrasions; frame with abrasions