A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and plaster composition parts with

and plaster composition parts with lower limbs with fabric attachments with the wooden hands painted in a light skin colour

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A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and plaster composition parts withOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 The Canvas: 24. 25 high x 19. 75 wide In Frame: 34. 5 high x 30. 5 wide x 2. 75 deep The half length portrait of a discerning middle aged French gentleman having a goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the distance, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a thick black overcoat with a white collared under garment, the work presented in its original chunky ebonised