English School, early 19th century Portrait of a cleric, head and shoulders, his hand resting on a bible Oil on canvas 75 x 62cm Provenance: Phillips Son and Neale, 26 March 1973; from a Suffolk country house. Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined, the canvas has good tension and is in plane. There are localised areas of raised paint, mainly in the sitter’s head and surrounding area. Old losses in this area have been filled and retouched and appear pale. There is retouching on the sitter's hand which has become pale with age. The varnish is slightly yellowed but even and glossy. A few chips and losses to the gilding on the frame.