An Interesting c.1640-80 Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman sub-Antiques The varnish finish to the

The varnish finish to the oak is peeling in some areas

standing on four legs

and once they are gone they are gone

this Carlisle based engineering firm established a world leading reputation in the construction of rail and dock cranes

There is some damage to one wing

An Interesting c.1640-80 Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman sub-Antiques The varnish finish to theOrigin: English Period: Cromwellian Charles II Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1650 80 Height: 13. 5 inches Width: 10. 5 inches The well realised bust portrait of a middle aged to elderly (for the time) gentleman wearing a ruff depicted on a dark ground, and possibly a fragment from a larger composition, survives from seventeenth century England. The condition of the painting is unrestored, uncleaned and unframed and is in as found order and does show