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an intriguing small watercolour portrait of a young boy with one hand on his heart and the other in his trouser pocket

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SA1138352

An Intriguing Small Watercolour Portrait Of A Young Boy With One Hand On His Heart And The Other In His Trouser Pocket

£250    $339    €292
Item Number: SA1138352
Date of manufacture: Georgian
Current Status: For sale
Seller: Prince Solomon Dorothy
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Description

This small watercolour painting on card would date to the beginning of the nineteenth century. With the subject of a small boy with tumbling curls standing with his right hand over his heart in a pose which I confess makes me think he is pretending to be Nelson. He is dressed in a splendid green jacket over a frilly collared shirt and his other hand is nonchalantly stuffed into what looks like a trouser pocket. Indeed I do think this little portrait could be termed as Folk Art as I imagine it was painted by a talented Amateur and when you look at his face there is something just off with the perspective in where the eyes have been placed, but for me that just increases the portrait's charm. The portrait sits in a simple wooden frame which is of a lovely depth and a beautiful rich brown colour with a gold coloured slip and what looks like its original hanger, if not the portrait's original frame it certainly has a good deal of age to it.
AGE - Circa 1805
CONDITION - Both the portrait and the frame are in good condition. There is no foxing to the portrait that I can see, although I do think the colours have faded slightly over the years although something tells me they were never very strong. Also the painting has moved very slightly in the frame leaving a few small gap in the top left corner as you look at it, best seen in the first photo. The gold paint of the slip is worn and at some time in the recent past the back has been opened and secured with tape as well as a wire hanger being applied, as ever I would check the strength of this wire before using for hanging.
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DIMENSIONS (Approx) - Framed - Height 7&1/4" / 18.5cm, Width 6&1/2" / 16.5cm, Depth 3/4" / 2cm. Image Size - Height 3&7/8" / 10cm, Width 3&1/4" / 8.5cm
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POSTAGE - £12.00 UK
I send my items both Tracked & Signed For with Royal Mail’s Special Delivery Service.
I am happy to ship items to overseas buyers, please contact me prior to buying with address details and I will forward a quote deducting the cost of UK postage.
Overseas customers will be responsible for any customs charges incurred.
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RETURNS - If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, just let me know as soon as possible and return the item to me within 14 days of receipt and I will offer a full refund if the item is returned in the same condition it was sent, the cost of return postage will be incurred by the customer.



Declaration

This item is antique. The date of manufacture has been declared as Georgian.


Dimensions

Height = 18.5 cm (7.3")
Width = 16.6 cm (6.5")
Depth = 2 cm (0.8")


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Prince Solomon Dorothy
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Kent
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