Lot 35
  • 35

Gaetano Manini active in England 1755-1775

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gaetano Manini
  • Coronation of King George III
  • signed, dated and inscribed lower right R  GIII .... and below Di Me Gaetano Manini Milanese feci Dec 24 1760; with a handwritten letter by the artist glued to the reverse
  • oil on paper laid down on copper
  • 14 7/8 by 12 3/8 in.
  • 37.8 by 31.4 cm.

Condition

Sheet laid down on copper. Surface in very good condition. Under UV light: no apparent inpainting.
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