A Good 18thC English School Portrait of a Lady c.1770 sub-Art & Sculpture or perhaps a younger male

or perhaps a younger male

This chap is simply a charming decorative delight that is screaming to sit in any bay window lucky enough to bear it

The young Saint's animal skin tabard and wooden cross refer to his adult roles as preacher in the desert and baptizer of Christ

Nor swifter greyhound follow

the base with four scrolling foliate corner supports surrounding further interlocking central foliate designs

A Good 18thC English School Portrait of a Lady c.1770 sub-Art & Sculpture or perhaps a younger maleOrigin: English School Period: George III Provenance: Ex Christies London, 1987 Date: c. 1770 90 In Frame: 9. 75 x 8. 75 inches Canvas: 7 x 5. 75 inches The well depicted oil on canvas of small proportions showing a serene lady in a black veil on a dark charcoal ground, glancing down at a text, surviving from latter half of the eighteenth century and last consigned to Christies Auction House in London in 1987. The work has not been restored or cleaned