18th Century Portrait Painting of a Young Lady Attributed to Dupont Gainsborough, English

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This listing is for a mid 18th century English portrait painting.

This painting dates to the 2nd half of the … Read more This listing is for a mid 18th century English portrait painting.

This painting dates to the 2nd half of the 18th century and is attributed to British artist, Dupont Gainsborough (1754-1797). Gainsborough was the nephew and student of famed British artist, Thomas Gainsborough.

The painting depicts a young woman. She wears a white dress with a blue sash around her waist. A brown/yellow cape encompasses her.

This painting comes in a later gilt wood frame and round surround.

The framed painting measures about 38.65 x 32.35 x 2.25 inches

The painting itself measures about 25 x 30 inches.

This painting is in overall good condition. It was conserved and relined onto new canvas sometime within the last decade. A piece of tape on the reverse contains information found written on the reverse of the original canvas prior to conservation.

It reads "Portrait of a lass by Gainsborough, Dupont, nephew of Thomas Gainsborough, bought from estate of Countess Wanda, by David Bowen, 1969." See less