American School Portrait of a Man, circa 1830

Oil on canvas, unsigned, the verso of the canvas with the stencil mark for Dechaux & Parmentier of New York, New York (before 1833), an old handwritten label on the verso of the frame reads "Richard P. (Hardwell?)," presented in the likely original gilt frame.

DOA 38 x 33 in.

Canvas in need of re-stretching; craquelure; some paint loss affecting background; re-paint and some surface loss to frame.