Lot 204: LOUIS METTLING (French, 1847-1904), portrait of an

LOUIS METTLING (French, 1847-1904), portrait of an old man, oil on panel, signed l/l, "#22" inscribed in pencil, remnants of an old label to frame, and an old Goupil's label all to verso, 5-1/2"h, 4-1/2"w; minor craquelure to surface. Provenance: Edward F. Searles (1841-1920); heir to the Pine Lodge Estate of Edward F. Searles, Methuen, Massachusetts; by descent to the present owner.