Circle of John Opie (1761–1807); A Good Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman sub-Decorative Objects as most were ephemeral and

as most were ephemeral and didn’t survive due to the fragile nature of the paper

with later hanging block and loop

However they met

The use of avian supports here is symbolistic

of slightly differing sizes

Circle of John Opie (1761–1807); A Good Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman sub-Decorative Objects as most were ephemeral andOrigin: EnglishPeriod: George IIIProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1790Height: 30. 25Width: 24. 75Painted within the circle of John Opie (17611807); in oils on canvas, the quarter length depiction of a distinguished gentleman in his fifties or sixties, using chiaroscuro, the sitter shown wearing a dark coat and white neckcloth, his hair(?) swept over his right eye, facing out to the viewer and set to a dark ground, presented unframed and surviving from the