Portrait painting in oils after the 1776 original

by Sir Thomas Gainsborough held by the Liceo Musicale in Bologna, Italy. Early 20th century copy, ca. 1900-1925. Framed by Johann Christian Bach

$600 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Image size 41 x 51 cms 16 x 20 inches ; overall size 59.5 x 49.5 cms 23.5 x 19.5 inches .The well known painting by Gainsborough depicts J. C. Bach seated, his head turned right, his body slightly left. He is elegantly dressed in a rich green coat with decorative gold elements, waistcoat, and white ruffled shirt, holding a sheet of music manuscript in his left hand, his right hand resting on his left forearm.Slightly worn; 1 cm hole to lower right with some loss

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