After Sir Godfrey Kneller; An Early 18thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of King George I c.1714 sub-Art & Sculpture though the reflections of a

though the reflections of a period gent having a leisurely shave or a lady applying ruby red lipstick both spring to the mind first…

One of the feet as been cut down in length so as the piece can stand flat against a wall

This is a very accomplished painting

tactile and wonderfully well-patinated cast iron door porter modelled as a Medici lion

on a prominent sideboard

After Sir Godfrey Kneller; An Early 18thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of King George I c.1714 sub-Art & Sculpture though the reflections of aOrigin: English School Period: George I Provenance: Ex Christies London, 30th October, 1959 Date: c. 1714 Height: 30 Width: 25 Depth: 1 The unframed early eighteenth century oil on canvas portrait of King George I, shown bust length depicting the King with the collar of a Knight of the Garter over his coronation robes, bearing a Christies stencil verso for 423 MA, the whole surviving from the first quarter of the eighteenth century, most likely from