19th-Century Portrait Of An Elizabethan Gentleman Denmark During the 1840s

During the 1840s

A pair of small oil studies depicting bearded older gentleman by Swedish artist

Size including frame 17” x 20” / 43cm x 51cm

an inscription reads ‘For Nell’

So could this young man be an aspiring artist

19th-Century Portrait Of An Elizabethan Gentleman Denmark During the 1840sThis fine portrait of an older gentleman has an unusual story and remains an intriguing mystery. During the 1940s, it was discovered by a parish priest when browsing a local junk shop in Essex. He was also an amateur painter and was looking for canvases to practice on. At the time, the portrait had accumulated so much dirt that it appeared to be blank and simply primed with dark paint. Upon arriving home, the Reverend examined the canvas more closely