ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN EDWARD PANTER-DOWNES

ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN EDWARD PANTER-DOWNES Oil on canvas 107.5 x 79.5cm (42¼ x 31¼in.) Together with the sitter's epaulettes and belt Provenance: Private collection, Bedfordshire Captain Edward Panter-Downes was the Commander of the Frigate HMS Curacoa and is depicted wearing dress miniature medals for campaigns in the Baltic (1854), China (1857) and New Zealand (1860). Condition Report: The canvas has been lined and is also a little slack. Craquelure and paint shrinkage throughout, including some heavy patches to the sitter's face and torso. Rubbing and abrasions throughout the canvas and along the framing edges with some associated spots of minor loss. Spots of brown and white surface dirt scattered throughout. Stretcher marks partially visible, including one running horizontally through the sitter's chest. Some spots of over-paint scattered throughout and visible in a natural light. The canvas has started to bloom slightly along the lower left edge. Inspection under UV reveals spots of retouching scattered throughout. A green cloudy varnish perhaps concealing further retouching. Condition Report Disclaimer, ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN EDWARD PANTER-DOWNES, ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN EDWARD PANTER-DOWNES Oil on canvas 107.5 x 79.5cm (42¼ x 31¼in.) Together with the sitter's epaulettes and belt Provenance: Private collection, Bedfordshire Captain Edward Panter-Downes was the Commander of the Frigate HMS Curacoa and is depicted wearing dress miniature medals for campaigns in the Baltic (1854), China (1857) and New Zealand (1860). Together with, Provenance:, Condition Report:, The canvas has been lined and is also a little slack. Craquelure and paint shrinkage throughout, including some heavy patches to the sitter's face and torso. Rubbing and abrasions throughout the canvas and along the framing edges with some associated spots of minor loss. Spots of brown and white surface dirt scattered throughout. Stretcher marks partially visible, including one running horizontally through the sitter's chest. Some spots of over-paint scattered throughout and visible in a natural light. The canvas has started to bloom slightly along the lower left edge. Inspection under UV reveals spots of retouching scattered throughout. A green cloudy varnish perhaps concealing further retouching. Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£1,200

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