$504
British School, 18th Century The Rose Ribbon/Portrait of a Lady Unsigned, with a detached partial label on a scrap of canvas inscribed "The poet Cowper's Mu... " affixed to the frame backing, and with a label from T. Mathias & Son, The Depository, Putney [London], affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (76.5 x 64.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, abrasions, fine craquelure. The label from T. Mathias & Son depository lists the name "Mrs. Flegg" and inventory number "157." Many fine brush hairs embedded within the background. Thin paint layer. Craquelure throughout. Minor abrasions to the u.l. quadrant.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20