A Good 18thC French School Oval Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Young Gentleman c.1780 antiques Compact: 8

Compact: 8

The interior has a scarlet lining which is in tact but tatty

paint and glass

this is a rare example of what was a complicated domestic clock

She sits on a ruby red velvet upholstered spoon back salon chair

A Good 18thC French School Oval Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Young Gentleman c.1780 antiques Compact: 8Origin: French Period: Louis XV Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 The Canvas: 20. 5 high x 16 wide The Whole: 23. 5 high x 19. 5 wide The half length portrait in oval form of a dashing young French gentleman having long hair, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas laid down to board, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment with a golden silk tassel, the work presented in a stained oak