Attributed to Alexander Cooper (British, c. 1605-after 1660) Portrait of a Young Man in Armor with a Lace Collar

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Attributed to Alexander Cooper (British, c. 1605-after 1660)

Portrait of a Young Man in Armor with a Lace Collar. Unsigned, attributed on a label on the stretcher and on three modern labels on the stretcher and frame. Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 23 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, abrasions, fine stable craquelure.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Paint loss in the sitter's forehead (1/8 inch diameter) between the brows, with a small abrasion there and also a vertical abrasion (1 in.) in his right eye. Frame abrasion along the left edge of the canvas. Scattered retouch in the sitter's face and in the background, also in his armor on the right side of the composition. No retouch visible in the collar or in much of the armor on the left.


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