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Lot 229

ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS FRYE (1710-1762) A portrait of a young man

standing half-length wearing a blue and gold abraded coat, traditionally identified as George Medlycott (1716-41) in the uniform of a Lieutenant in the Marines, in a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm, apparently retaining the original giltwood and gesso frame

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port and thence by descent.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
Hammer price: £600
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

In attractive country house condition. The canvas has been re-lined and re-stretched. Under a UV light there is evidence of some minor retouching associated with the lining and possible larger passages of overpainting. 

The frame is in good country house condition with losses and flaking consistent with age.

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