Lot 73: WILLIAM PATTEN, JR. (BRITISH, FL. 1810-1843)

WILLIAM PATTEN, JR. (BRITISH, FL. 1810-1843)
A young gentleman, in blue frock coat with brass buttons, black waistcoat, white linen shirt with stand collar, white knotted cravat, two sapphire-set rings, curling dark hair, a book in his right hand; interior background
signed and dated with a preparatory sketch on the backing paper 'Wm Patten Jun. 1827'
on ivory
rectangular, 4¼ x 3¼ in. (108 x 83 mm.), gilt-wood frame with scrolled trophy motifs

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