19th-Century Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Red Waistcoat people A large expressive oil painting

A large expressive oil painting from the late 60s by Swedish painter

entitled ‘Surrey Landscape At Sunset’

Three tidy repairs with corresponding patches on the reverse

where colours were exaggerated to bring further meaning to a subject

1960Provenance: SwedenCondition: Very presentable

19th-Century Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Red Waistcoat people A large expressive oil paintingA characterful late 19th century portrait of a rugged gentleman wearing a cravat, red waistcoat and brown overcoat. Hes a man with purpose and clearly too busy to shave. His outfit dates to around 1830, which is a little earlier than the portrait, so perhaps this is a copy of an older work. Or alternatively, could it be a portrait of an actor in costume? Perhaps a character from a Dickensian play, such as a Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist. The portrait is