British School Portrait

(19th century)

Portrait of a Boy with Dog, said to be James Alexander Ford (1840-1903), unsigned, oil on canvas, oval 30 x 24-3/4 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 36 x 30 in.ÿProvenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North CarolinaNote:

A biographical note attached verso states the sitter was born at Westbury-On-Tryon, Gloucestershire as well as stating his parents and later wife.
Condition Report: original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle with some cupping, retouch