Lemuel Francis Abbott (British 1760-1803), Portrait of Charles Fuhr

Lemuel Francis Abbott (British 1760-1803)Portrait of Charles FuhrOil on canvas 63 x 52.5cm (24¾ x 20½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Knight Frank Rutley, 18 December 1957, lot 112Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London (no. 19006)Purchased from the above by A.A. Stuart Black, 27 August 1958Sale, London, Bonhams, 10 December 2003, Lot 16Exhibited:London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., September 1958, cat no. 30 (exhibition entry attached to stretcher verso) Charles Fuhr was a merchant and co-owner of the trading house of Hibbert and Fuhr. He owned the Fairyhill Estate in Portland, Jamaica. Condition Report: The canvas has been relined and is on it's original stretcher which is providing good support. There is some fine surface cracking, but the paint layer appears stable. Under UV light there are broad, but well executed, areas of retouching along all four edges and it is possible that the canvas may have been extended in these areas. There are also numerous lines and spots in the background and on the sitters jacket and in the darker areas of the collar. There also appears to be older and more miner spots of restoration on his face. It has a layer of uneven and discoloured varnish and some surface dirt. It is presented in a 19th Century Carlo Maratta type frame. Condition Report Disclaimer