American School (Mid 19th Century), Portrait of a Gentleman with a Newspaper

Oil on canvas (lined), 1857, not signed, depicting a gentleman holding a copy of the New York Tribune, dated, presented in a period oval giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 30 x 25 in.; Frame dimensions 39 x 33 in.

Private Collection Virginia

The painting has been lined, with repair and retouching visible under UV light, especially at the edges of the work.