(Irish, 1769-1850)Portrait of Sir Edward Belcher as an Ensign, unsigned, old label attached verso stretcher, early 19th century, oil on canvas, 35-3/4 x 28 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 43 x 34-3/4 in.Exhibited: Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Portraits from Milwaukee Collections, September 3-October 10, 1971 (label verso). - Provenance: Schrager, September 17, 1996, lot 542, sold for $4000; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition
lined with paste and linen, some cupping, cleavage, and flaking at bottom, crackle, surface dirt, retouch; frame with minor abrasions