A Mid-19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860; Ex Dame Elisabeth Frink sub-Architectural & Garden The well patinated mahogany box

The well patinated mahogany box with ebony stringing

the muscles to the flesh and the movement in the mane are all exceptional

75” the notice

This sculpture has inspired artists’ anatomical learning since its rediscovery in the 15th century

A Mid-19thC English School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860; Ex Dame Elisabeth Frink sub-Architectural & Garden The well patinated mahogany boxOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: The Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930 1993) Date: c. 1860 Height: 35. 25 Width: 30. 75 The unframed half length portrait in oils on canvas of a middle to late aged gentleman reading a book held aloft, the whole of good size, the sitter with greying hair, a wiry build and strong facial features, depicting reading to allay an intellectual appearance, wearing a dark blazer and waistcoat to brown