Oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, circa 1840, the young man depicted seated at a table with a red cloth and multiple books, presented in a period gilt frame.

DOA 37.75 x 32.75 in.; Rabbet size 30.5 x 25.75 in.

Private Collection of a Gentleman, Raleigh, NC

Some lifting and craquelure; several areas of spot touch-ups; some rubbing and flaking to original gilt surface of frame.