Saturday, November 12, 2011
The portrait is 36 ½” by 46 ½” including the original frame. The painting on stretched canvas is 32 ½” by 42 ½”. It has had a couple restorations in the past, and I had it cleaned when it first came into my hands along with portraits of other family members. To really bring it to life, it should be relined. After all, that’s a lot of canvas and it is nearly 100 years old. I didn’t have it relined because I knew I would sell it someday, and I wanted the new owner to see the back in its original state.
