A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques There are no chips or

There are no chips or cracks to the piece

In 1815 Parker moved from his native Plymouth to Newcastle

the bases with an incised Chenghua mark

all adding real aestheticism to an already idiosyncratic case

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques There are no chips orOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22 high x 18 wide In Frame: 26. 75 high x 22. 75 wide x 1. 75 deep The half length portrait of a dashing French gentleman, probably in his late thirties, having a well groomed goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of a black blazer with a white collared under garment