A Good Mid-19thC Portrait of a Student; Attributed to Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887)

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A Good Mid-19thC Portrait of a Student; Attributed to Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887)Origin: Austrian Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Canvas Height: 20. 25 Canvas Width: 14. 25 The unframed nineteenth century oil on paper study laid down on canvas, showing a well realised head and shoulders portrait on a burnt umber ground of a young student with dense chestnut beard in academic attire consisting of black robe and tudor bonnet type hat, in side profile, attributed to the work of Friedrich von Amerling and

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