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Lot 206

MANNER OF EDWIN LONGSDALE LONG (1829-1891) A portrait of an Officer

depicted full-length standing in a landscape, wearing full dress uniform with the sabretache of the 16th (Queen’s) Lancers, oil on canvas, 238cm x 147cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The Neave Estate, formerly of Dagnam Park, Essex.

Note: For a similar work see Long’s depiction of Lieutenant- Colonel George James Mouat MacDowell, CB, also of the 16th (The Queen’s) Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers), in the collection of the National Army Museum, Chelsea (Accession no. NAM. 1952-05-12).

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
Hammer price: £2,400
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

There is a large central repaired split. Numerous areas of paint loss and craquelure. Further small damages and areas of restoration. Wear concentrated around the edges. Marks and signs of damp, it would benefit from a clean. Ample paint loss and flaking.

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