Continental School (18th century), Portrait of a Boy and Dog

Oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, painted in an oval, the boy wearing a navy coat over a crimson waistcoat, both with gilt buttons and trims, holding a tricorne hat under one arm, his faithful pug with crimson collar at his side, presented in a later frame.

Stretcher size 37 x 29 in.; Frame dimensions 42 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.

Canvas in need of re-stretching; several minor bulges and dents to canvas; faint stretcher marks; dry, brittle surface with craquelure; scattered retouch visible under UV light, including an area of sitter's forehead.

$1,000 - 3,000