An American School Portrait of a Man, circa 1860

Oil on canvas, appears unsigned, presented in a period gilt wood frame.

Stretcher size 28 1/4 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 38 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.

A striking quarter-length portrait of a man with bold and wizened features. He wears a black coat and black bowtie against a white dress shirt.

Darkening to image from varnish aging; a few minor surface accretions to painted surface; bulge to canvas at lower left corner, some small areas of paint loss; frame with loss to ornate details and wear to gilding.