Circle of Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827) Portrait of a gentleman, half length, wearing a blue coat with brass buttons and white stock oil on canvas 66 x 55cm CONDITION Oil on canvas which has been lined. The picture is in plane and the canvas tension is stiff. The paint layer is in a stable condition. Age cracks in the paint layer have been stabilised through lining. There is extensive overpaint across the painting, applied in a brushy manner but reasonably well matched to the original. The varnish is clear and even.