Follower of Sir Peter Paul Rubens

The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is generally sound with some minor paint losses. There appears to be a vertical seam approx. 20cm. from teh right edge and a horizontal seam running along the centre of the canvas. There are discoloured retouchings throughout, most noticeably along the seams. There are also scattered restored damages. The retouchings clearly fluoresce under UV light. Offered in a modern painted wooden frame in good condition.
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A 17th century copy after Rubens's original in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (see m. Jaffé, Rubens, Milan 1989, p. 248, no. 533, reproduced).