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Ezechia da Vezzano, called Paolo Zacchia il Vecchio
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Ezechia da Vezzano, called Paolo Zacchia il Vecchio
- Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a yellow dress with green sleeves and a gold chain, resting her hand on a book in an interior, a river landscape beyond
- oil on panel, transferred to canvas
- 82 x 64cm
Provenance
Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans (1674–1723), Paris;
Duke of Roxburghe, Floors Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland;
Henry Doetsch (1839–94), 7 New Burlington Street, London;
His deceased sale, London, Christie's, 22 June 1895, lot 111 (as Bachiacca), for 34 guineas [to Lesser?];
(Possibly) with Lesser Adrian Lesser, London;
With Galería Rembrandt, Madrid, 1977, where acquired by the father of the present owner.
Duke of Roxburghe, Floors Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland;
Henry Doetsch (1839–94), 7 New Burlington Street, London;
His deceased sale, London, Christie's, 22 June 1895, lot 111 (as Bachiacca), for 34 guineas [to Lesser?];
(Possibly) with Lesser Adrian Lesser, London;
With Galería Rembrandt, Madrid, 1977, where acquired by the father of the present owner.
Literature
L. Nikolenko, Francesco Ubertini, called Il Bacchiacca, New York 1966, pp. 66–67, reproduced fig. 85 (as Bachiacca; on canvas).
Condition
The original panel has been thinned and laid on to a canvas support. The reason seems to have been a series of large old vertical splits, the first running up from the bottom edge to the right of the book to the sitter's shoulder, the second running the height of the panel from her left wrist, and the third running down from the top edge in the upper right hand corner. There are some scattered old minor losses associated with each of these. the painting is now dirty and the varnish layer very yellowed. The paint surface appears in generally very good condition, with no other major damages or repairs evident. Ultra violet light reveals restoration to each old split, and evenly scattered local retouchings , the two largest of c. 1 x 1 cm lower left and on the sitter's left sleeve, and the lower left corner shadows have all been reworked, but apart from these the majority seem to be of a minor and local nature.
Offered in a fine twentieth-century hand-carved and gilded reproduction of a period pattern frame, in very good condition.
"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."