Francis William Wilkin, British 1791-1842- Portrait of a gentleman, half-length...
Francis William Wilkin, British 1791-1842- Portrait of a gentleman, half-length standing in a black coat with astrakhan collar, c.1825; black and white chalk on reddish-tan coloured paper, 73.5x58cm Note: The artist can be clearly identified via comparison with a closely comparable portrait from 1825 of Sir Charles Bagot, the politician and diplomat, when British Ambassador to the Netherlands, which also features a similarly distinctive, high astrakhan collar.
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Francis William Wilkin, British 1791-1842- Portrait of a gentleman, half-length standing in a black coat with astrakhan collar, c.1825; black and white chalk on reddish-tan coloured paper, 73.5x58cm Note: The artist can be clearly identified via comparison with a closely comparable portrait from 1825 of Sir Charles Bagot, the politician and diplomat, when British Ambassador to the Netherlands, which also features a similarly distinctive, high astrakhan collar.