Circle of John Vanderbank (1694-1739) Portrait of Richard Hamond Esq. (1708-1776) of South Wootton and West Acre High House, Norfolk, three-quarter length, in blue velvet waistcoat and blue velvet overcoat and long grey curled wig, holding a glove Inscribed l.l. ‘Richard Hamond Esq / High House / son of Anthony Hamond Esq / of Wootton / obit 1776 aged 68’, oil on canvas 126 x 99cm Provenance: Cheffins, Cambridge, West Acre High House sale, 24 November 2010, Lot 533; Wood Hall, Arkesden, Essex. Literature: 'Portraits in Norfolk Country Houses', Prince Duleep Singh, 1927, no. 24. Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas is in plane with good tension. The paint layer is in a good, stable condition. Old varnish and dirt is caught in the texture of the paint, this is noticeable in the lighter passages such as the sitter's face. The varnish is even and semi matte. There are areas of abrasion to the varnish around the edges caused by framing. At the top edge are spots of house paint. Losses to the gilding on the front surface of the frame.