A Good 18thC French School Oval Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Young Gentleman c.1780 antiques he became Lucius Aelius Commodus

he became Lucius Aelius Commodus when the latter was adopted by Hadrian

The wonderfully charming oil on canvas painting depicting a large African Elephant

The General Post Office (GPO) was established in 1657 as a monopoly service

There are no signatures or marks to provide any further clues but in our experience of sourcing masks we believe these to probably be from the second quarter of the twentieth century

These figures came from Chastleton House in Oxfordshire

A Good 18thC French School Oval Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Portrait of a Young Gentleman c.1780 antiques he became Lucius Aelius CommodusOrigin: French Period: Louis XV Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 The Canvas: 20. 5 high x 16 wide The Whole: 23. 5 high x 19. 5 wide The half length portrait in oval form of a dashing young French gentleman having long hair, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas laid down to board, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment with a golden silk tassel, the work presented in a stained oak