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Edwaert Collier Breda active before 1663 - 1708 Leiden (?)
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Description
- Edwaert Collier
- An engraved portrait of Samuel Slater attached to a panelled wall with red laquer
- signed and dated lower centre: E. Collier. fecit. Anno 1695.
- oil on canvas, unframed
- 49 by 40 cm.
Provenance
With Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London.
Condition
The actual painting is less yellow and softer in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests. The canvas has a stiff relining, which has somewhat flattened the paint surface. The paint surface has grown slightly thin in the background within the portrait, but otherwise, seems to be in very good condition. The paint surface is under a slightly dirty layer of varnish. No retouchings are visible to the naked eye, but inspection under ultra violet light does reveal a few tiny spots of retouching, e.g. in the upper right, along the lower edge and just left and above the figure's head. This lot is offered unframed. (MW)
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Samuel Slater (1629-1704) was a clergyman and ejected minister. He was a zealous Puritan and a staunch proponent of Richard Cromwell. He was vicar of Stoke-by Nayland and then lecturer at Bury St. Edmunds, whence he was ejected for Non-conformity following the Restoration of the monarchy. Settling in London by the 1680s, he remained a Dissenter and a Presbyterian all his life, but fared slightly better under William III following the Revolution of 1688. His published sermons sold extremely (perhaps surprisingly) well.
The likeness represented here is probably R. White's line engraving of 1692.
The likeness represented here is probably R. White's line engraving of 1692.