20th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Young Gentleman

20th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Young GentlemanAn unusual and highly decorative oil painting depicting a young 18th century gentleman. We love the expressive brushwork and his large doe eyes. The portrait is housed within an ornate contemporary frame. Medium: Oil on board Overall size: 19 x 22 48cm x 57cm Year of creation: c. 1950 Provenance: England Condition: A few scuffs but generally very presentable. Our reference: BRV452

which adorn various palaces and churches

perhaps with a single sitting

has rendered the various fungi with skill and a keen attention to detail

He returned to Venice in 1821 where he became a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and lived at the illustrious Palazzo Giustinian on the canal

He’s wearing his collars stiff and high

He’s styled his hair into an almighty quiff and was surely the talk of the town

But he also painted genre scenes and occasionally interior scenes such as this

It’s in fairly good condition with no major issues

raised above the horizon

He was raised in Budapest but spent most of his life in Germany

The style is quite informal so perhaps this is a self-portrait or another creative that the artist knew

Dusseldorf and Dresden and won a medal in 1869