Oil on canvas, unsigned, the canvas with stencil of artists' supplier Thomas Brown of 163 High Holborn in London, presented in a period gilt frame with composition ornament and bearing a plaque identifying the sitter as "Captain Durrel de Sausmarez / R.N. / b. 1799 d. 1853."

Frame dimensions 33 x 28 in.

Collection of a Gentleman, Eastern North Carolina

Two patches to verso of canvas; scattered retouch and later varnish visible under UV light; minor rubbing and chipping to frame.