WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR | BUST PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BLACK GENTLEMAN

WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873)
BUST PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BLACK GENTLEMAN

oil on artist board
circa 1840
14 ⅛ by 10 ⅛ in.

Condition Report:
In overall good condition. Some scattered inpainting above the sitter's head and to the proper left side, as well as the proper left side of his coat. Negligible areas of inpaint on his cheek and forehead. A heavy coat of varnish of a later date with general light craquelure.

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