Pulling your leg? No, it really is a portrait with no body

A curious unsigned oil on linen soared past its $800- 1200 guide to achieve $7000 (£5400) at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) in Maine.

Picturing a Georgian gentleman’s knees and calves clad in bright crimson knee breeches and white h…

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