Description:
School of George Chinnery (English, Working in China, 1774-1852),Possibly Lamqua (China, 1801-1860)
Portrait of China Trade Magnate Hollingworth Magniac
Unsigned, inscribed with sitter's name in pencil on back of frame.
Oil on canvas, 9 3/4 x 8 1/4 in., in a gilt-gesso frame.
Condition: Minor inpainting.
Estimate $200-400
Small area of retouch at upper edge near the u.r. corner; areas of retouch along the right edge; spots/areas of retouch at top of collar, edges of lapel, body of jacket above sitter's left arm, and edge of window.
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