A Superb c.1900 British School Oil on Canvas; Portrait Study of an Elderly Gentleman sub-Antiques clad in period dress holding

clad in period dress holding a staff

The condition of the mirror is evocative of the country house

'Come on in'

which also carried the name vitriol name for a grade of sulfuric acid

and do show wear to that effect

A Superb c.1900 British School Oil on Canvas; Portrait Study of an Elderly Gentleman sub-Antiques clad in period dress holdingOrigin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Canvas Height: 16. 5 inches Canvas Width: 11. 5 inches The framed and glazed oil on canvas depicting an elderly nude gentleman posed with his head resting on his clenched and raised fist, is presented in as found condition in the gilt frame, the work apparently unsigned surviving from the turn of the century. In entirely untouched and original condition the frame is