Lot 604: ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WILLIAM PICKERSGILL, R.A. | A gentleman in a green jacket, half-length; A lady in a blue satin dress, half-length

a pair, both oil on canvas laid on board

each: 73.8 by 59.2 cm.; 29 by 23 1/4  in.

a pair, both oil on canvas laid on board

Both canvases have been laid on board, the paint surfaces are stable with a clear varnish. There are no major damages visible to the naked eye. Inspection under UV light reveals a very streaky varnish that fluoresces opaque. Brushed repaint is visible in some patches in the back ground and darker tones of the portrait of the gentleman. Other scattered retouchings and strengthenings are visible throughout both pictures. Older further restoration may also exist under the opaque varnish. The canvases are offered in matching gesso and gilt frames with a few losses.
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Dutch private collection, for at least the last 40 years;
Thence by descent.