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Gentleman in a Powdered Wig, French School Oil on Canvas, 1700s, Unframed The painting shown to scale on a pale wall above a console

Gentleman in a Powdered Wig, French School Oil on Canvas, 1700s, Unframed

French School, late 18th century

Medium

Oil on canvas

Painting size

18 x 15 in. (46 x 38 cm.)

Signature

Unsigned

Period

Late 18th century

Price

$3,300 USD

Condition. Structurally sound and unlined, on its original canvas and stretcher. Age cracks across the whole surface and small paint losses along the edges, visible in the photographs.

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Portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig, French School oil on canvas, late 18th century, sold unframed
The painting shown to scale on a pale wall above a console
The canvas has never been relined, sitting on the stretcher it was painted on with its tacking edges intact
The face worked smooth, the cheeks carrying most of the colour on the canvas
The wig powdered and rolled at the sides, the hair carried back without a queue
Half a dozen loaded white strokes make the jabot, the loosest painting anywhere on the canvas
Seen from an angle, the unframed canvas and the losses that run along its edges
The stretcher bar and the tacking edge, the original tension still in the weave
The full composition edge to edge, the figure set against a plain brown ground
Portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig, French School oil on canvas, late 18th century, sold unframed
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French School, late 18th century
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Powdered Wig
Oil on canvas

Unsigned. 18 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm), unframed. Unlined and structurally sound, with age cracks across the surface and small paint losses along the edges.

He is smiling. The lips stay closed, but the cheeks are lifted and the eyes narrowed, and he is turned three quarters toward us against a plain brown ground. The powdered wig is rolled at the sides and carried back.

He wears a dark blue-black coat with a standing collar over a pale waistcoat, and at the throat a white stock wound high with a lace jabot spilling over it. The jabot is set down in a few loose white strokes, the freest painting anywhere on the canvas, while the face is worked smooth and the cheeks carry most of the color in the picture.

Condition report

Age shows on close inspection.

Structurally sound and unlined, on its original canvas and stretcher. Age cracks across the whole surface and small paint losses along the edges, visible in the photographs.

French School, late 18th century

Gentleman in a Powdered Wig, French School Oil on Canvas, 1700s, Unframed

French School, late 18th century
Size 18 x 15 in.
ConditionGood See report and photos ↓
FrameUnframed
Medium Oil on canvasLate 18th century
Price $3,300 USD
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Oil on canvas · Late 18th century · Unframed

The reverse

Unlined canvas on an old stretcher with a central crossbar, tacking edges intact

Artist
French School, late 18th century
Origin
France
Style
Portrait
Size
18 x 15 in. (46 x 38 cm.)
Signature
Unsigned
Frame
Unframed

What the grades mean

All grades are relative to the age of the painting. They describe the painting itself, the frame is described separately. Fine age craquelure is normal and never lowers a grade.

Where signs of age can be seenUp closeAt normal viewing distance
Very goodminorNo
GoodThis paintingYesNo
FairYesYes
Needs conservationYesdamage

GoodThis painting

Stable. Signs of age or earlier restoration are visible on close inspection, such as small retouches or a slightly yellowed varnish. The overall appearance is intact.

Other grades

Very good

Stable. Only minor, old retouches or very small losses, not distracting at normal viewing distance. The canvas may have been relined or cleaned in the past.

Fair

Stable and ready to hang, but wear or earlier restoration is noticeable at normal viewing distance, such as visible retouching, a discoloured varnish or scattered small losses.

Needs conservation

Visible damage a conservator should treat, such as flaking, a tear, larger losses or heavy old repaint. Every issue is shown in the photographs.

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Gentleman in a Powdered Wig

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