Michael Nance after Gainsborough

Michael Nance after Gainsborough - Contemporary Oil, The Blue Boy

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Signed and dated. Inscriber to paper verso (William King, Grandfather (Maternal) of Leonard George Wallace Blise). Presented in a gilt frame. On board.

Portrait of a Lady wearing a turquoise blouse and black blazer with touch of rogue on her lips and cheeks. Well-presented in a smart gilt frame. Unsigned. (Provenance: private collec...

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