Lot 122
  • 122

Follower of Giulio Campi

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Giulio Campi
  • Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, playing a lira di braccio
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Gustaf Adolf Sparre (1746-1794);
Not identified in his 1794 inventory. 

Literature

Göthe, 1895, p. 29, no. 72, as Venetian School, a copy;
Hasselgren, 1974, reproduced p. 192. 

Condition

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The canvas is lined. The paint surface is raised but stable with a noticeably fine pale cracquelure. There is discoloured restoration along the right hand edge and a restored diagonal paint loss left to right in the lower part of the painting. There is a moderately discoloured varnish."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."