Follower of Johann Zoffany Portrait of a Draftsman Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 28 inches (100.4 x 71 cm) It has been suggested that this portrait may be by the English history painter Henry Singleton (1766-1839) and that the sitter may be the Reverend William Gilpin (1724-1804), an artist, writer, and enthusiastic collector of prints and drawings. While still at Oxford, Gilpin published his Dialogue upon the Gardens ... at Stow[sic]in Buckinghamshire (1748), part guide to the gardens at Stowe and part essay on aesthetics, which enjoyed considerable success among educated readers. Through his writings on gardens and related subjects Gilpin become one of the originators of the Romantic ideal of the Picturesque. C Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Old varnish layer. Scattered craquelure. Scattered scuffs. Scattered touches of inpaint throughout. Particularly in the area in the left center near the edge, approximately 2 inches x 1 inch. There are two associated paint flakes to the inpainted area and another paint flake 6 inches up from this area. Stretchers are of a more recent origin. There is an old glue relining. The dense varnish layer makes it unable to detect any Further restoration under UV light.
Follower of Johann Zoffany Portrait of a Draftsman Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 28 inches (100.4 x 71 cm) It has been suggested that this portrait may be by the English history painter Henry Singleton (1766-1839) and that the sitter may be the Reverend William Gilpin (1724-1804), an artist, writer, and enthusiastic collector of prints and drawings. While still at Oxford, Gilpin published his Dialogue upon the Gardens ... at Stow[sic]in Buckinghamshire (1748), part guide to the gardens at Stowe and part essay on aesthetics, which enjoyed considerable success among educated readers. Through his writings on gardens and related subjects Gilpin become one of the originators of the Romantic ideal of the Picturesque. C Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Old varnish layer. Scattered craquelure. Scattered scuffs. Scattered touches of inpaint throughout. Particularly in the area in the left center near the edge, approximately 2 inches x 1 inch. There are two associated paint flakes to the inpainted area and another paint flake 6 inches up from this area. Stretchers are of a more recent origin. There is an old glue relining. The dense varnish layer makes it unable to detect any Further restoration under UV light.
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