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C2157 | An Assortment of British Masters

Mon, May 17, 2021 02:00PM EDT
Lot 132

Portrait Of English Wine Merchant Oil Painting

Estimate: $14,250 - $19,000

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Year: 18th Century Size: 39" x 30" Medium: Oil Description: Fine large English School portrait of a wine merchant, identified as John Woodhouse of Liverpool, oil on canvas. Excellent quality half length portrait of the distinctly dressed wine merchant marking Sicily on the map with his ship in the distance. Good condition for its age with some over varnishing. Unique piece of maritime/merchant portraiture from circa 1760 when wine export was at its height in Sicily. Measurements: 39" x 30" framed approx