Bidspirit auction | Late 18th Century Style Oval

Late 18th Century Style Oval Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas - An oval oil on canvas portrait depicting a gentleman in late 18th-century attire. The subject is rendered with powdered hair and a white cravat, wearing a dark greenish coat over a patterned waistcoat. The painting is housed in a decorative gilded oval frame featuring a purple corded velvet slip. The reverse is finished with a wooden backing board and equipped with a wire hanger. White chalk inscriptions on the reverse include the name Olivier and the alphanumeric sequence A.M. 211. Height: 18 inches Width: 14.5 inches