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Lot 89
An Antique Portrait of a British Naval Officer
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, circa 1800, unframed.

DOA 50 x 40 in.

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Florida

A three-quarter length portrait of the officer posed with a spyglass and resting against a cannon, all the while a battle is visible in the distance.

Over-cleaned; patch on the verso; some air pockets in lower left quadrant; scattered re-touch visible under UV light.