ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY | PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MERCHANT

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
(1738 - 1815)
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MERCHANT

oil on canvas
Boston, Massachusetts
circa 1760-1764
36 by 28 in.

Condition Report:
In overall good condition retaining rich color, vibrancy, and detail. Some light craquelure, particularly to the dark background upper proper right area. A 2 by 2-inch T-shaped repair proper right of the sitter's shoulder and two repairs proper left of the sitter's chin and left shoulder, all three with inpainting. Light scattered inpainting on the face and lining the lips, and inpainting below the sitter's collar and on his sleeve proper right. Canvas has been lined, stretcher not original.

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Provenance:
Christie’s New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, October 5, 2000, sale 9468, lot 51.