WITHDRAWN - Manner of Thomas Gainsborough R.A. 1727-1788. 'Portrait of a Young Boy with Blue Ribboned Silk Cap'. A small mid 18th century work, oil on panel painted in the round, and presented in an intriguing bespoke circular frame with nameplate. Unsigned. 10cm diameter. With label verso 'A very early but genuine sketch by Thos Gainsborough'. 'British Museum Director of Valuations 1868'. Expert opinion has suggested this works bears similarities to the work of French painter, Jean Honorè Fragonard 1732-1806.- WITHDRAWN